23 people have died after they got trapped under the rubble of their homes in Mumbai and Vikhroli areas following heavy rains that lashed the city and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning.
A red alert has been sounded in the city and people have been advised not to venture out in the open. Like Mumbai, Hyderabad is also getting heavy rains but the situation is under control.
A residential building collapsed in the Vikhroli area in the morning hours of Sunday, killing three people, as per BMC, the city’s municipal body.
Fifteen people have been rescued from Chembur’s Bharat Nagar area and nine people from Vikhroli’s Surya Nagar, officials said, adding that those injured have been moved to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
Rescue operation is still on in both these areas as more people are feared to be trapped, the official said. Many people have lost their cars in the flood water it is reported.
Most of the areas are inundated in the waters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was saddened by the loss of lives and announced a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh each to the families of those who died. “Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured,” his office said on Twitter.
The state government has announced Rs 5 lakh exgratia for each of the families who have died due to heavy rains and landslides.
