India: 20 Killed, Several Injured during Landslides in Mumbai

Indian authorities announced Sunday that twenty people died in two separate incidents of landslides due to heavy rains in Mahul and Vikhroli area of Mumbai.

Incessant overnight rains led to a landslide and a house wall collapse in adjoining Navi Mumbai, which killed seventeen people.

All 17 people were brought dead to Rajawadi Hospital and the two injured were treated and discharged, according to BMC.

Moreover, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was called in for search and rescue operations at the Mahul landslide site. The NDRF in a statement earlier this morning, said: “Incessant rainfall has caused landslides in Vashi-naka, Chembur."

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"About 4-5 houses were affected. 10 dead bodies have been retrieved by local BMC/ fire brigade personnel before NDRF reached and 1 dead body of a female has been retrieved by NDRF team," the NDRF added.

"Further, 6 to 8 persons are feared to be trapped. The NDRF team under command is at the incident site and search and rescue operation is going on.”

In a separate incident, three hutment dwellers were killed as five shanties collapsed after a landslide following incessant overnight rains in Mumbai, a civic official reported on Sunday.

Consequently, Prime Minister’s office announced Rs 2 Lakh in relief from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.