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Deadly India landslide 'kills 10' | Deadly India landslide 'kills 10' |
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At least 10 people have been killed in a landslide in a suburb of the Indian city of Mumbai, officials say. | At least 10 people have been killed in a landslide in a suburb of the Indian city of Mumbai, officials say. |
Nine people are also reported to have been injured in the incident in the Saki Naka area of Andheri. Officials say a boulder fell on shanty dwellings. | |
It is not clear whether more people are trapped under the rubble. Rescue operations are still ongoing. | |
There have been heavy rains in Mumbai over the past two days but the downpour eased on Friday. | There have been heavy rains in Mumbai over the past two days but the downpour eased on Friday. |
Three children are reported to be among the dead, officials said. | |
The Saki Naka area has been considered unsafe since a similar landslide took place during the 2005 flooding across Mumbai. | |
In 2000, at least 60 people died in landslides in the city. The victims in that instance were from a community of slum settlers in eastern Mumbai. | |
More than half of Mumbai's inhabitants live in makeshift shanty towns and slums. |
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