Mumbai, July 5 -- Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Sunday announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh for the family of a 63-year-old man who died after a tree branch collapsed on him in the Kurla West area, while directing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to undertake a city-wide tree audit to prevent such incidents during the monsoon.

According to the BMC, the incident took place in the Naupada area of Kurla (West) on Sunday afternoon when the tree branch suddenly fell on a shop, killing resident Yunus Kundawala.

Upon receiving information about the incident, Mayor Tawde visited the spot, inspected the site and reviewed the situation with civic officials.

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