Mumbai: A six-year-old boy was killed in a landslide at suburban Chembur following heavy rainfall lashing the city for last 48 hours, a civic official said on Thrusday July 31.
The boy, a resident of Mahul village near Vashi Naka in Chembur East, was killed this morning when the hut in which he was sleeping was destroyed in a landslide that occurred in the area, an official of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said.
The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Kumar Korade, he said.
Meanwhile, a fresh alert of “very heavy rainfall” in the city during the next 48 hours has been issued by the India Meteorological Department’s regional centre here.
The heavy rains also disrupting vehicular traffic and trains services, waterlogging was also reported in some parts of the city.
Mumbai local trains in Western and Harbour lines were running late by 10-15 minutes and road traffic jams were reported at some parts of Western Suburbs.
The trains were seen stopping at each station for unusually longer duration, according to commuters. MMOPL officials clarified that due to continuous heavy downpour, as a precautionary measure trains were running slowly and stopping for longer durations at stations.
Waterlogging was also reported below most Metro stations, which inconvenienced commuters.
