Mumbai landslip LIVE: 2 feared dead, several trapped; rescue operations underway
A landslide in Mumbai's Kurla area has left two people feared dead and several others trapped following heavy rainfall. Emergency response teams, including the NDRF and fire brigade, are currently conducting search and rescue operations.
Why it matters
This highlights the recurring vulnerability of urban infrastructure in India to extreme weather events and monsoon-related disasters.
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.
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