Mumbai: Six killed, four injured in Kurla landslide after heavy rain

Six persons were killed and four others injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Mumbai’s Kurla area on Wednesday, The Hindu reported.

The landslide occurred around 3.48 am at Gaushiya Chawl in Kurla’s Chirag Nagar. A portion of soil and debris from the hillside collapsed onto two to three houses, The New Indian Express quoted an unidentified municipal official as saying.

VIDEO | Mumbai, Maharashtra: Rescue workers retrieve a body from landslide site at Gaushiya Chawl in Ghatkopar's Chirag Nagar; efforts underway to look for survivors.

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Those who were killed in the landslide were identified as Mohammad Samir Ansari (14), Sahil Husen Abdul Kazi (19) Aban Arif Shaikh (2), Manat Arif Shaikh (4), Marjina Arif Shaikh (27). A middle aged man remains unidentified.

Four injured persons, 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, The New Indian Express reported.

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawade announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for each person injured in the incident.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said that it regularly warned residents in areas vulnerable to landslides...

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