18 killed in Mumbai rain-related incidents (Ld)
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Torrential rains clobber Mumbai, paralyse traffic, trains.. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, July 18 : At least 18 persons were killed in several rain-induced tragedies as Mumbai and the surroundings were clobbered with heavy downpours early on Sunday, officials said.
As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with torrential rains measuring between 150 mm to over 200 mm in some areas, submerging many areas and playing havoc with road and rail traffic.
According to the BMC Disaster Cell and NDRF, at least 12 persons were killed when a wall collapsed after a tree fell at Vashi Naka in the Chembur area around 1 a.m.
Mumbai rain fury: 25 die in house collapses after landslides
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Last Updated: Jul 18, 2021, 02:10 PM IST
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Twelve people died as a compound wall came crashing down on some houses after a landslide at Bharatnagar Vashi Naka locality in Mumbai s Mahul area, a fire official said. The retaining wall collapsed at 1 am, he said.
Mumbai rains: Atleast 26 killed in house collapses after landslides; IMD issues red alert
Twenty five people died in house collapses triggered by landslides following incessant overnight rains in Mumbai, which caused severe water logging and disruption of suburban train services and vehicular traffic in the financial capital on Sunday, officials said.
2586 A search and rescue operation on after a wall collapsed on some shanties in the Chemburs Bharat Nagar area due to a landslide, in Mumbai, on July 18, 2021. NDRF/PTI
Mumbai, July 18
Twenty-five people died in house collapses triggered by landslides following the incessant overnight rain in Mumbai, which caused severe water-logging and disruption of suburban train services and vehicular traffic in the financial capital on Sunday, officials said.
The Western Railway and Central Railway briefly suspended suburban train services in Mumbai after the heavy rains, and many long distance trains were terminated or regulated at various stations, officials said.
Seventeen people died as a compound wall came crashing down on some houses located on a hillock after a landslide, a fire official said.
Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, toll increases to 22
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Rains wreak havoc in Mumbai, toll increases to 22. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, July 18 : At least 22 persons were killed in 11 different incidents as rains wreaked havoc on Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Region since midnight, the BMC Disaster Control said here on Sunday.
As Mumbai slept the skies opened up with thunder, lightning and heavy rains measuring between 197 mm to over 235 mm in some areas in barely 3-4 hours, as per the IMD Mumbai, which submerged many areas and hit road and rail traffic badly.
According to the BMC Disaster Cell and NDRF, at least 17 persons were killed when a wall collapsed after a tree fell at Vashi Naka, New Bharat Nagar in the Chembur area around 1 a.m.
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Twenty-four people were killed on Sunday in two different incidents of wall collapse in Mumbai s Chembur and Vikhroli areas. 15 people died in Chembur and nine people in Vikhroli.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and announced Rs 2 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50.000 for the injured. Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to wall collapses in Mumbai. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured, the PMO said. Saddened by the loss of lives due to wall collapses in Chembur and Vikhroli in Mumbai. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. Praying that those who are injured have a speedy recovery, the Prime Minister said in a statement.