| 2021 Mumbai landslide | |
| Date: | 18 July 2021 |
| Place: | Chembur and Vikhroli of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Cause: | Heavy rainfall |
| Reported Deaths: | 32[1] [2] |
| Reported Injuries: | 5[3] |
| Reported Property Damage: | Several houses collapsed |
The 2021 Mumbai landslide was a series of landslides that occurred in Chembur and Vikhroli, the suburban neighbourhood located in Mumbai, India on 18 July 2021.[4] At least thirty-two people were killed[1] [5] and several others injured after they were trapped under houses that collapsed due to landslides caused by heavy rains.[6] Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the loss of lives and announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for family of each deceased victim[7] while a sum of ₹50,000 would be given to the injured from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.[8]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed nearly 120 people around the landslide area in Mahul, Chembur were shifted to safer BMC Schools nearby to avoid casualties in heavy rains.[3]
On 10 June 2021, at least twelve people were killed in a building collapse in Malad, a northern suburb of Mumbai, amid heavy rains and flooding.[9] In September 2020, 39 people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane district near Mumbai, during the monsoon.[4]
Deccan Herald reports that landslides are a big killer in the city with 290 people dead and more than 300 injured in the last 29 years due to landslides incidents.[10]
Data from the BMC show that there are 291 landslide-prone areas across Mumbai and more than 50% of them are in the S ward, which comprises Bhandup and Vikhroli area.[11]
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation claimed that it issued warnings to people living in these landslide-prone areas to move to safer places.[11]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for the kin of each of the victims and compensation of ₹50,000 would be given to the injured.[7] Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh to families of those died and that the injured would be treated for free.[12]