13 August,2026 08:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Madhulika Ram Kavattur
Rescue personnel work through the rubble after the landslide in Kurla West killed seven people and injured seven others. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
The BMC had issued around 160 notices to residents of Khadi No 3 in Kurla, warning them that they lived in a high-risk area prone to landslides and advising them to vacate their homes, a senior civic official said. The notices were among around 500 issued across the L ward.
On Wednesday, a portion of a hillside collapsed onto homes at Gaushiya Chawl in Teen Number Khadi, at around 3.48 am, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring seven others.
The BMC clarified that the notices were not eviction notices, but intimations warning residents about the risk and advising them to leave the vulnerable locations.
Tejas Kanojia
âI woke up with the loudest sound and didn't understand what happened. I ran downstairs and saw dust coming up. I saw that rocks had tumbled down onto the houses, and I realised that people would be trapped inside. We all just started removing the rocks by hand so that no time was wasted before the first responders came. We dug through and helped as many as we could find. Then the firefighters came and took over the scene.'
Rescue personnel work through the rubble after the landslide in Kurla West killed seven people and injured seven others. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
A local resident, requesting anonymity
âNone of us had expected this now. We had thought of this as a possibility more when the city was under red alert in the month of July for four continuous days. Yesterday from about 5 am we saw rain non-stop, but it was not too heavy. Hence, we didn't think the rocks would come down on us. A firefighter said that rocks can loosen over the course of the monsoon and collapse unexpectedly. I just hope that none of those who lost their life felt the pain as they passed on.'
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde visited the spot and met affected families. She directed the agencies involved in the rescue operation to intensify their efforts and maintain coordination.
Mud and debris from the hillside cover the area near the chawl in Kurla following the landslide
Residents initially told first responders that six to eight people could be trapped inside two to three rooms hit by the falling rocks. Seven people were eventually declared brought dead at Rajawadi Hospital, according to civic officials.
Those killed
>> Mohammad Samir Ansari, 14
>> Sahil Husen Abdul Kazi, 19
>> Aban Arif Shaikh, 2
>> Manat Arif Shaikh, 4
>> Marjina Arif Shaikh, 27
>> Viket Ramesh Yadav, 27
>> Unidentified person, around 45
Three of the deceased were children aged between two and 14.
Seven injured
Rajawadi Hospital
>> Farana Dilber Khan, 28
>> Dilber Amnulla Khan, 38
>> Shamin Muslim Khan, 26
Bhabha Hospital, Kurla
>> Sohel Ansari, 18
>> Mohammad Ansari, 14
>> Naimuddhin Eqbal Khan, 28
>> Sajid Ansari, 16
All seven injured were reported to be stable
The rescue operation was complicated by the narrow route leading to the affected houses.
Officials said only one person can pass through the route at a time, making it difficult to bring heavy machinery to the site.
Teams from the fire brigade, police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), ambulance services and BMC ward staff were deployed for the search and rescue operation.
The administration said it was closely monitoring the rescue operation.
The civic administration said it regularly takes precautions in areas vulnerable to landslides and rockfalls.
BMC says it:
>> Alerts residents living in vulnerable areas
>> Advises them to vacate and relocate from unsafe locations
>> Issues notices as part of pre-monsoon precautions
>> Conducts awareness drives in landslide-prone areas
>> Had conducted such drives around Khadi No 3 in Kurla
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