2021_Mumbai_landslide
2021 Mumbai landslide
Series of landslides in Mumbai
The 2021 Mumbai landslide was a series of landslides that occurred in Chembur and Vikhroli, the suburban neighbourhood located in Mumbai, India on 18 July 2021.[4] At least thirty-two people were killed[1][5] and several others injured after they were trapped under houses that collapsed due to landslides caused by heavy rains.[6] Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the loss of lives and announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for family of each deceased victim[7] while a sum of ₹50,000 would be given to the injured from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.[8]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed nearly 120 people around the landslide area in Mahul, Chembur were shifted to safer BMC Schools nearby to avoid casualties in heavy rains.[3]