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Mumbai landslip kills seven, rescue operations under way
At least seven people died, including two children, and seven were injured after a landslip struck Gaushiya Chawl in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar West around 3:48 am on Wednesday. Soil and debris from a…
The Story in Brief
At least seven people died, including two children, and seven were injured after a landslip struck Gaushiya Chawl in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar West around 3:48 am on Wednesday. Soil and debris from a hillside collapsed onto two to three houses. The National Disaster Response Force, Mumbai Fire Brigade and BMC personnel are on site. Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde announced Rs 4 lakh for each deceased’s family and Rs 50,000 for the injured. The Hindu reports one person is still trapped, while Deccan Chronicle says two are feared trapped. BMC had earlier issued eviction notices to residents of the hazardous area.
The Indian Opinion
The inevitable chorus blaming BMC for not evacuating people ignores that notices were issued and residents warned. Equally lazy is the dismissal of those notices as meaningless paper. The real failure is the absence of a credible, pre-monsoon relocation plan for the lakhs living in landslide-prone zones. The test will be how many such structures BMC actually demolishes or vacates before the next downpour, not how many notices it prints.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, deccanchronicle.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
