Six dead, four were injured, and one was injured after a landslide hit the Kurla region in Mumbai’s eastern suburb on Wednesday (August 12, 2026). At least six persons are reported to be trapped under the debris. Rescue operation is underway. NDRF personnel and 50 BMC personnel are carrying out the operation.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported this as a level II incident which occurred around 3:48 a.m. at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, Near Rathod Medical in Kurla West. BMC Mayor Ritu Tawade has also reached the spot.
The two deceased are identified as Sohel Ansari (18) and Mohamad Ansari (14). Both were sent to Rajawadi Hospital. CMO Dr. Vishal declared Mohamad brought dead, while Sohel sustained head injuries.
“Debris fell on nearby rooms of the chawl structure. As per witnesses, six to eight persons were trapped under the debris,” a BMC official said.
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Mumbai Mayor Ritu Twade announced a compensation of four lakh rupees for the families of the deceased in the Kurla landslide incident, which left six people dead and four others injured.
According to a release by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Mumbai Mayor also announced a provision of ₹50,000 to each person who sustained injuries in the incident.
The release further stated that the Mayor visited the site immediately after the incident and extended condolences to the victims’ families. Directions were also issued to all agencies present at the spot to execute relief operations with greater speed and proper coordination.
Police, Fire Brigade and NDRF personnel at the site of the landslip. Rescue efforts underway
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They have been taken to Rathod Medical, Kurla West. Two people are trapped under the debris. Rescue efforts are underway, said Deputy Chief Fire Brigade K. R. Yadav.
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Mayor Ritu Tawde inspected the rescue operations at the incident site and announced ₹4 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased person and ₹50,000 in assistance for each injured person.
In the incident, soil and debris from the hillside collapsed onto two to three houses, resulting in loss of life and property damage, the mayor said.
She met the affected families, offered her condolences, and directed all the agencies present at the site to expedite the relief and rescue operation.
Ward Committee Chairman Vijayendra Shinde, Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Dr. Avinash Dhakane, Assistant Commissioner (In-charge), L Ward, Anil Jadhav, were present at the spot.
“The site of the incident and the route leading to it are extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time. BMC officers, employees and workers, along with the Mumbai Fire Brigade, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and Mumbai Police, are making every possible effort to rescue people trapped under the debris,” Ms. Tawade said.
Rescue workers retrieve a body from a landslip site at Gaushiya Chawl in Ghatkopar’s Chirag Nagar; efforts are underway to search for survivors.
Around six to eight people are likely to be trapped after a landslide occurred at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, near Rathod Medical in Mumbai’s Kurla, in the early hours of Wednesday (August 12, 2026).
The landslip occurred at 3:48 a.m.. According to DCP Ganesh Shinde, the landslide was triggered due to rain. Two bodies have been recovered so far, and rescue operations are underway. Police personnel have been deployed at the spot along with all necessary teams for the rescue operation, including officials from the BMC, NDRF, and other agencies.
Residents are regularly alerted and advised not to stay in areas that are at risk of landslides or rockfalls and to evacuate such locations, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation authority. Notices are also issued as part of pre-monsoon precautionary measures, they said.
At Hill No. 3, Ashok Nagar, Kurla, the municipal administration had also warned residents about the risks and conducted awareness campaigns in this regard, they noted.
Two persons were feared dead and six to eight others trapped after a landslide in Mumbai’s Kurla area early following heavy rain, civic officials said.
The landslip was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in Chirag Nagar at 3.48 am, they said.
Search and rescue operations were underway, with teams of the fire brigade, police, NDRF, ambulance service and civic ward staff deployed at the site, the officials said.
Two persons were feared dead, an official said.
A landslide in Kurla, Mumbai, has resulted in two deaths and several people trapped, with rescue operations ongoing.
Published - August 12, 2026 10:41 am IST
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Source: The Hindu - India News
