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Mumbai Rains: 250 people from Kurla shifted as Mithi river swells
Updated On: 16 July, 2021 03:41 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
`People residing in Kranti Nagar, a slum-dominated area in Kurla west, located along the bank of Mithi river, were shifted to nearby municipal schools after its water level touched 3.7 metres in the morning with its danger mark being 4 metres,` an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said
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People walk on an inundated road near Kurla (East) station.Pic/ Sameer Markhende
Around 250 residents of a slum-dominated area in Mumbai`s Kurla were evacuated on Friday morning as Mithi river swelled up following heavy rains in the city and its suburbs, which also affected the local train services, officials said.
However, as water level of the river later subsided, these people returned to their places, they said.
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