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Mumbai's tryst with natural disasters

Cyclone Nisarga made landfall near Mumbai on Wednesday but spared the city already reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, even as it uprooted trees in nearby Raigad and Palghar districts.

But, here's a look at Mumbai's tryst with natural disasters over the years. The heaving city of 20 million people, a city that supposedly never sleeps, but is often brought to a grinding halt during the monsoon season.

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