Mumbai landslip LIVE: Six dead, four injured; Mayor announces aid for victims

Home News Cities Mumbai The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar at 3.48 a.m., the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said Updated - August 12, 2026 11:59 am IST Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported the landslip in Kurla on August 12, 2026, as a level II incident. | At least six persons are reported to be trapped under the debris. Rescue operation is under way. 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.August 12, 2026 11:59 Death toll rises to 6, four injured in the incidentPolice, Fire Brigade and NDRF personnel at the site of the landslip. Rescue efforts underway WhatsApp Image 2026-08-12 at 11.48.27.jpeg Two people are trapped under the debris. Rescue efforts are underway, said Deputy Chief Fire Brigade K. R. Yadav.Yohaan VargheseAugust 12, 2026 11:02 Mayor Ritu Tawde inspected rescue operationsMayor 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.Snehal MuthaAugust 12, 2026 10:58 Rescue workers retrieve a body from landslip siteRescue workers retrieve a body from a landslip site at Gaushiya Chawl in Ghatkopar’s Chirag Nagar; efforts are underway to search for survivors.August 12, 2026 10:48 6-8 people trapped after rain triggers landslideAround 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.ANIAugust 12, 2026 10:47 Residents regularly alerted and advised not to stay in areas that are at risk of landslides or rockfalls: BMCResidents are regularly alerted and advised not to stay in areas that are at risk of landslides or rockfalls and to evacuate such locations, said Brihanmu