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Mumbai tree fall: Retired MCA umpire recalls terrifying 2016 Churchgate incident amid fresh monsoon havoc
Updated On: 08 July, 2026 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
As strong winds and tree falls hit Mumbai again, retired MCA umpire Marcus Couto recalled surviving a terrifying tree collapse near Churchgate in 2016.

Memories come flooding back for Couto
Retired Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Umpire Marcus Couto hears a crick, crick, crick in his ears and his memory goes back 10 years as tree fall visuals fly in fast 'n' fierce like the monsoon winds.
On January 7, 2016, Couto recalled working at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) store. Couto, 66, said, “The store was just outside Gate No. 4 at the Club Complex. It was about 3.10 pm. Cars were parked in the Churchgate Club parking lot and on Dinshaw Vachcha (DV) road outside.”
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