Mumbai: 40 Flamingos Found Dead in Ghatkopar After Hitting Aircraft; Visuals Surface
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: May 21, 2024 15:32 IST2024-05-21T10:40:08+5:302024-05-21T15:32:22+5:30
At least 40 flamingos have been found dead at different locations in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Monday ...
Mumbai: 40 Flamingos Found Dead in Ghatkopar After Hitting Aircraft; Visuals Surface
At least 40 flamingos have been found dead at different locations in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Monday evening, May 20, after hitting an aircraft.
"40 flamingos were found dead at several places in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai. The flamingos died after being hit by an Emirates aircraft in Mumbai. The dead birds have been sent for post-mortem. The aircraft landed safely after the incident," said BMC.
#WATCH | Mumbai | 40 flamingos were found dead at several places in the Ghatkopar area after being hit by an Emirates aircraft, today
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Gajanan Bellale, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, BMC says, "A resident in this area informed that a flamingo bird had fallen. Primarily it… pic.twitter.com/Xg3oX7ZxE7
"A resident in this area informed that a flamingo bird had fallen. Primarily it appears that the incident happened due to being hit by an aircraft. ATC will give further details," said Gajanan Bellale, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, BMC.
Various calls were received from people about the dead birds spotted at some places in Ghatkopar, said Pawan Sharma, founder of the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) and honorary wildlife warden with the forest department, reported by news agency PTI.
Heart-wrenching Scene From Lakshmi Nagar in Ghatkopar
Around 36 flamingos were found dead at Lakshmi Nagar, Ghatkopar, after being hit by a flight on Monday evening.#Flamingos#Ghatkopar#LokmatTimespic.twitter.com/Wqje5CnxZc
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Absolutely tragic. Close to flamingos were found dead at Lakhsminagar, Ghatkopar in northeast Mumbai last night. The carcasses were scattered in pieces all over. Some it cd be due to an aircraft@AUThackeray@ranjeetnature@vijaysinghTOI@CMOMaharashtra@mieknathshinde@moefccpic.twitter.com/fYDd2e1JXE
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The forest department’s mangrove cell, along with the RAWW teams, during a search operation, found 29 dead flamingos in the area on Monday night, he said. The carcasses were sent for an autopsy to find out the exact cause of the death, he said.
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