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Over 89,000 evacuated in flood-battered Maha- The New Indian Express
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Maharashtra rain fury: 36 people killed after landslide in coastal Raigad district
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71 killed in landslides, rain-related incidents in Maharashtra
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Deputy CM Ajit Pawar speaks with Rajnath Singh over Maharashtra flood situation
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Ticking time bomb: 22,000 Mumbai slums are landslide-prone
In 2005, RTI activist Anil Galgali had sought information on how many slums lay close to landslide-prone locations and the government plans to relocate them.
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A resident looks on after a wall collapsed on several slum houses heavy monsoon rains in the Mahul area of Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
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MUMBAI: A day after 35 people died in a wall collapse triggered by a landslide, Mumbai officials on Monday started evacuating people from vulnerable areas.
However, with 22,000 slums housing over 1.50 lakh people in landslide-prone zones, activists fear such makeshift evacuations are only delaying a major disaster waiting to happen.