23 die in Mumbai rains
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At least 23 people were killed after several homes were crushed by a collapsed wall and a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India鈥檚 financial capital Mumbai, authorities said yesterday.
Rainwater also inundated a water purification complex, disrupting supply 鈥渋n most of the parts of Mumbai,鈥 a megacity of 20 million people.
A falling tree demolished a wall in the eastern suburb of Chembur during yesterday鈥檚 early hours, burying nearby residents, the National Disaster Response Force said.
Seventeen bodies have been recovered from the rubble, it added, with rescue operations ongoing.
鈥淚n the adjacent house, I saw a small girl who was trapped in the debris. She was shouting 鈥榮ave me, save me,鈥欌 said Firoz Khan, who was caught up in the downpour in Chembur.
鈥淗er body was trapped in the mud. Somehow, I managed to pull her out. She had injuries in her legs.
鈥淚 narrowly survived this collapse.鈥
Another resident, Manda Gautam Pradhan, said she had seen 鈥渞ocks and mud ... gushing down the hill along with the rainwater.鈥
In the suburb of Vikhroli in the city鈥檚 northeast, six people were killed after a landslide hit five homes early yesterday, the NDRF added.
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