Mumbai: Two persons were feared dead and six to eight others trapped after a landslide in Mumbai's Kurla area early on Wednesday following heavy rain, civic officials said.The landslide 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.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.
Landslide in Mumbai's Kurla area; 2 feared dead, several trapped
Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Mumbais Kurla area early Wednesday, with two people feared dead and six to eight others reportedly trapped. Rescue operations were underway at Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, involving fire brigade, police, NDRF and civic teams. Two injured teenagers were admitted to Bhabha Hospital and remained stable.
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