{"id":45965,"date":"2021-07-19T14:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45965"},"modified":"2021-07-19T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:21:26","slug":"31-killed-as-torrential-rainfall-hits-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=45965","title":{"rendered":"31 killed as torrential rainfall hits Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At least 31 people have been killed as torrential rainfall swept through Mumbai, India\u2019s financial capital on Sunday night, triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses while leaving neighborhoods devastated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Satya Pradhan, India\u2019s<\/a> National Disaster Response Force Director General, 21 people died in the Chembur suburb, in India\u2019s western state of Maharashtra, while 10 people were killed in the suburb of Vikhroli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that rescue efforts continued through the night, with workers digging through mud and debris to find survivors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mumbai\u2019s water supply was also affected after a purification complex was flooded, as thunderstorms and extremely heavy rainfall continued in isolated places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sadness at the incident and offered his condolences to the families of those killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSaddened by the loss of lives due to wall collapses in Chembur and Vikhroli in Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families,\u201d Modi wrote on Twitter on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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