Four children feared drowned off Mumbai's Juhu beach, search operations under way
1 min read 12 Jun 2023, 09:15 PM ISTThe incident occurred at Juhu Koliwada in the western suburbs, where a group of five boys, in the age group of 12 to 15 years, ventured into the sea around 5.30 pm, the BMC said
PremiumFour children are feared drowned and one was rescued at Juhu Beach in Mumbai as high tidal waves lashed the city under the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Juhu Koliwada in the western suburbs, where a group of five boys, in the age group of 12 to 15 years, ventured into the sea around 5.30 pm, civic authorities said.
"One of the boys was rescued by a fisherman before the fire brigade arrived at the scene, while four others are still missing and a search operation is underway for them," news agency PTI quoted a BMC official as saying. A rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing four.
The fire brigade, police, BMC ward staff and ambulances have been mobilised to the scene, he said. The fire brigade is facing difficulty in the search because of the high tide, civic authorities said, adding that divers from the Navy and Coast Guard have also been requested to join the operation.
The civic authorities have already warned people and fishermen against venturing into the sea because of the rough conditions witnessed ahead of the landfall of Cyclone 'Biparjoy' off Gujarat coast on June 15.
Cyclone 'Biparjoy' is moving parallel to Mumbai in the Arabian Sea. Mumbai witnessed some incidents of tree falls due to high velocity of winds since Sunday night. The coastal city is likely to witness stronger gusts and isolated rains for the next one or two days.