Heatwave forces slum residents to Versova Beach

Residents from nearby slum settlements were seen sleeping on Versova Beach in Mumbai during the early hours of Friday, 19 June 2026, as an intense heatwave gripped Maharashtra. (Photo: NationPress)

Slum settlement residents turned to Versova Beach for relief as an intense heatwave swept through Mumbai, Maharashtra on 19 June 2026, with many spending the night on the open shoreline. (Photo: NationPress)

Amid extreme heat gripping Mumbai, residents from slum settlements near Versova Beach in Maharashtra slept on the beach in the early hours of 19 June 2026, seeking cooler air by the sea. (Photo: NationPress)

Vulnerable residents from slum settlements adjoining Versova Beach in Mumbai were photographed sleeping on the shoreline during a severe heatwave that hit Maharashtra on 19 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Images from Versova Beach on 19 June 2026 showed residents from nearby slum settlements in Mumbai, Maharashtra sleeping in the open, underscoring the toll of the ongoing heatwave on the city's most vulnerable. (Photo: NationPress)