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Monsoon in India: at least 34 dead

2021-07-18T17:39:13.886Z


At least 34 people were killed in India, crushed by a collapsed wall after a landslide triggered by heavy rains in ...


At least 34 people were killed in India, crushed by the collapse of a wall after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Bombay (west), authorities said Sunday (July 18th).

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The rain also flooded a water purification complex, disrupting the supply "

in most areas of Bombay

", according to the same source.

In Chembur, on the eastern outskirts of India's financial capital, an uprooted tree fell on a wall that buried several homes and 21 bodies were recovered from the rubble, the Natural Disaster Response Force (NDRF) announced on Sunday evening. after completing the search operations.

I saw a little girl who was stuck in the debris.

She was shouting "save me, save me",

"Firoz Khan told AFP, caught in the pouring rain in Chembur.

His body was stuck in the mud.

Somehow, I managed to extract it.

She had injuries to her legs.

I barely survived this collapse,

”he said.

In the northeastern suburb of Vikhroli, ten people were killed in a landslide that affected five homes early on Sunday, the NDRF added. The city of Mumbai has been hit by torrential rains since Saturday, and local transport services have been affected. The municipality did not say when the drinking water supply would be restored, but advised residents to boil the water before consuming it.

The Indian meteorological services said on Sunday that "

moderate to heavy rains or thunderstorms

" were forecast for the next two days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his condolences via Twitter and announced financial assistance for the families of the victims.

Building collapses are common in India during the monsoon season (June-September), with ancient and shaky structures giving way under days of unremitting rain.

Last month, twelve people were killed in a building collapse in a Bombay slum, and in September 39 people were killed in a three-story building collapse in Bhiwandi, near the financial capital.

Source: lefigaro

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