Mumbai: Narrow access to the landslide site in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, where boulders crashed onto several huts early on Wednesday, posed a major challenge to the rescue efforts, a civic official said.
Six persons were killed and several others were feared trapped after the landslide occurred at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar in Ghatkopar, as per officials.
Fire brigade, police and NDRF teams were carrying out search and rescue operations at the site. Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde also reached the area to oversee the response.
Two others, identified as Sohel Ansari (18), who suffered a head injury, and Mohamad Ansari, 14, who sustained a back injury, were undergoing treatment at the civic-run Bhabha Hospital in Kurla. Both were in stable condition, the official said. Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde also reached the spot to supervise the search and rescue operations.
