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Mumbai Floods, 2005

Date: 26-27 July, 2005

Category: Flash Floods

The 2005 Maharashtra flooding happened primarily in the city of Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, on the Western coast of India, in which 1,094 people died. It occurred just one month after the June 2005 Gujarat floods. The term "26 July", is now always used to refer to the day when the city of Mumbai came to a standstill due to flooding.

United Way Response:

  • Provided educational support in the form of school uniforms, bags, notebooks, compass boxes to school going children affected by floods
  • Reached out to 8 affected schools and 9 slum communities in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai
  • Sangli & Kolhapur District suffered significantly in the floods United Way Mumbai rebuilt 50 houses, provided stoves to 244 families, helped in building toilets and conducted awareness campaigns on health and hygiene

 

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