13 August,2026 04:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The NDRF said its CSSR search and recovery operation was closed at 1:25 pm on August 13 in consultation with the civil administration. (Pic/ PTI)
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has concluded its search and rescue operation at the Kurla West landslide site after recovering eight bodies and evacuating four people, officials said on Thursday.
The landslide was reported at around 3:38 am on August 12 at Garib Nawab Chawl in Ashok Nagar, Kurla West, with several people feared trapped under the debris.
Team 5F of the 5th Battalion NDRF, which had been pre-positioned at Ghatkopar for monsoon duty, was mobilised to the site along with its canine, K9 Jessy.
The team carried out systematic collapsed structure search and rescue (CSSR) operations and debris removal in coordination with the BMC and Mumbai Fire Brigade.
A total of eight bodies were recovered, including six by the NDRF. The six bodies recovered by the NDRF comprised three men, one woman, one male child and one female child.
According to the NDRF's final update, four people were evacuated, taking the total number of people accounted for to 12.
The NDRF said its CSSR search and recovery operation was closed at 1:25 pm on August 13 in consultation with the civil administration.
Earlier on Thursday, search and rescue operations continued at the site of a landslide in Mumbai, where two people were feared trapped under the debris.
The landslide struck a row of tenements near a hillock in the Kurla area in the early hours of Wednesday following heavy rains. The incident claimed seven lives and left seven others injured.
The rescue effort was complicated by the location of the landslide and the narrow access route leading to the affected area. The restricted access has also limited the use of heavy machinery, forcing rescue teams to work carefully while clearing the debris.
The landslide occurred when soil and boulders from an adjoining hillock fell onto three shanties in Gaushiya Chawl in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar.
The debris struck the structures early Wednesday after heavy rainfall in the city, trapping residents inside. Rescue teams launched operations soon after the incident and recovered several people from the affected area.
Earlier, seven people died in the incident, while seven others were injured and taken for treatment.
The site has posed logistical challenges for the rescue teams because of its narrow approach. Heavy machinery cannot be deployed freely in the area, making the removal of soil and boulders more difficult.
