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Mumbai wall collapse: PMO announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia, Maharashtra CM grants Rs 5 lakh to victims’
Mumbai wall collapse: PMO announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia, Maharashtra CM grants Rs 5 lakh to victims’ kin
PM Modi announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who died in wall collapse incidents in Mumbai. Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has promised Rs 5 lakh to the bereaved families.
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UPDATED: July 18, 2021 13:56 IST
Firemen and rescue workers at the scene of a collapsed house in Mumbai s Vikhroli area on Sunday (PTI photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office on Sunday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who died in wall collapse incidents in Mumbai due to heavy rains. A sum of Rs 50,000 would be given to the injured.
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18 killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai
Mumbai, July 18, 2021
At least 18 persons were killed in rain-related incidents as Mumbai and surrounding areas were pounded with heavy downpours early on Sunday, officials said.
As Mumbai slept, the skies opened up with torrential rains ofbetween 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 the National Disaster Response Force (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.
In another incident, at least 3 people perished when a few hutments caved in at Suryanagar in Vikhroli east.
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