720 killed, 2,408 injured in Mumbai disasters over 6.5 years: RTI

Mumbai: At least 720 people were killed and 2,408 injured in multiple disaster incidents in Mumbai between January 2020 and September 2026, information obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act from the BMC’s Disaster Management Department has revealed.

Building collapses, fires and short circuits, and drowning incidents accounted for a significant share of the fatalities, according to the data provided to RTI activist Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh.

Collapses of houses, walls and portions of buildings killed 179 people and injured 864, while fires and short circuits claimed 168 lives and left 1,048 people injured. Meanwhile, 195 people died and 44 were injured in drowning-related incidents or by falling into wells.

The figures also show that 56 people died and 77 were injured after falling into manholes or drains. Electric shocks claimed 40 lives and injured 57 people, while landslides killed 39 and injured 33.

Recently, on Aug 13, at Ashok Nagar in Ghatkopar area, a landslide killed eight and injured seven.