02 July,2019 01:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online desk
The Indian Navy deployed various teams to provide relief to rain hit and stranded Mumbaikars in Kurla area. Pic/Twitter
As heavy downpour continues in Mumbai for over four days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation requested the Navy to assist in rescue operations in Kurla. Teams from the INS Tanaji and Material Organisation were immediately activated once the request was sent.
Due to extreme waterlogging, the INS Tanaji team was unable to move their own vehicles to the site. The team moved on foot and carried the safety gear to rescue elderly women and children to safer areas. 1000 people were moved to safety with the help of the NDRF, fire brigade, and naval teams.
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Kurla received close to 295 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. NCP leader Nawab Malik, who lives in Kurla also had to deal with the issue of waterlogging.
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