Rain Wreaks Havoc in Mumbai, Over 30 Lose Their Lives

Rains rage in Mumbai on Sunday, and five separate incidents of landslides, electrocutions, and house collapse leave 32 dead and six injured.

Bharat Nagar on Mahul Road in Chembur witnessed the loss of 19 lives till last evening. Additionally, at Surya Nagar in Vikhroli, a landslide resulted in the loss of 10 lives as five huts collapsed. The government authorities have come to the aid of those affected in the said incidents and have announced relief for the families touched.

The Hon’ble CM has directed the NDRF, MCGM, Fire Brigade & Police to continue their coordinated rescue efforts.

The next of kin of those who lost their lives in the mishap will receive ₹5 lakh each from the State & those injured will be provided with free medical treatment.

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 18, 2021

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.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 18, 2021

A house collapse in Bhandup left one dead, and at a shop in Andheri, a man was electrocuted. After coming in contact with a submerged electric box in Kandivali (E), whilst attempting to transfer his belongings to a safe location amid the rains, the man was electrocuted. On Sunday, in Nalasopara a boy is said to have fallen into a manhole that was open to drain out the rainwater.

Road, rail and air traffic were also hit in the city, with the airport being shut for a few hours on Sunday morning and certain flights diverted. BEST buses along 118 routes were also diverted due to water-logging in 34 areas in the city. Train services on the Western railway were restored at 8.30-9 am and on the Central Railways at 11 am. Not only did the water make its way into people’s homes, but several also noticed power outages. Some homes in Bhandup, Kurla, Nahur, Borivali and Goregaon area saw water entering their homes. Colaba, Mumbai Central, Mahalaxmi, Bandra, Kurla, Malad, Kandivali, Ghatkopar, Sewri saw power outages in some of its parts. Some also reported outages as long as eight hours.

BMC claim that their pumping stations expelled 4423.50 million litres of water till 9 am. Moreover, the flood-water managed to enter the Bhandup water purification complex resulting in some parts of Mumbai not receiving drinking water since the operations in the plant were shut.

Staff quarters and offices in Sanjay Gandhi National Park were flooded and thus, fives families were shifted with roads in the tourism area damaged.

The IMD on Sunday at 1 pm, issued a red alert, alerting towards extremely heavy rains in some parts of Mumbai for a 24-hour window. The city had earlier too witnessed this intense downpour. In a 24-hour period that ended at 8.30 am on Sunday, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 235 mm of rains which is the second-highest recorded for the season, whilst Colaba observatory recorded 197 mm of rains.

After Tulsi, Vihar becomes the second lake to overflow on Sunday morning with intense rains recorded in the catchment areas between July 17 and 18.

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