6 killed, 4 injured in Mumbai's Ghatkopar landslide

Six people were killed and four others injured after a landslide struck Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday, Aug 12 following heavy rain, civic officials said. The deceased included three children.

The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar at 3.48 am, they said. A portion of soil and debris from the hillside collapsed onto two to three houses, causing casualties and damage, officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Six people were declared brought dead at the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, they said. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Samir Ansari, 14, Sahil Husen Abdul Kazi, 19, an unidentified person aged around 45, Aban Arif Shaikh, 2, Manat Arif Shaikh, 4 and Marjina Arif Shaikh, 27.

Four injured people: Sohel Ansari, 18, Mohammad Ansari, 14, Naimuddhin Eqbal Khan, 28 and Sajid Ansari, 16 were admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital in Kurla, where their condition was reported to be stable, he said.

The rescue operation was challenging, as the route to the affected area is extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass through at a time and making it difficult to deploy heavy machinery, officials said. Search and rescue operations were under way, with teams of the fire brigade, police, NDRF, ambulance service and civic ward staff deployed at the site.

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde visited the spot to supervise the rescue operation, met the affected families and offered them support. She announced immediate financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 towards medical treatment for each injured person, and directed the agencies involved to intensify efforts and maintain coordination.

The administration was closely monitoring the situation and the ongoing rescue operation.