India, Aug. 13 -- Seven people, including three children, were killed after a landslide struck three shanties in Mumbai's Sakinaka area early Wednesday, as heavy rain triggered soil and boulders to fall from an adjoining hillock. Seven others were injured and undergoing treatment at civic-run hospitals, while two more people were feared trapped under the debris. The landslide occurred at 3.48 am at Gaushiya Chawl in Ashok Nagar's Chirag Nagar, near Kurla and Ghatkopar. The victims were declared brought dead at Rajawadi Hospital. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Samir Ansari, 14, Sahil Husen Abdul Kazi, 19, an unidentified person aged about 45, Aban Arif Shaikh, 2, Manat Arif Shaikh, 4, Marjina Arif Shaikh, 27, and Viket Ramesh Yadav, 27. Also Read - Rahul calls RSS-BJP 'bunch of jokers', scoffs at PM's foreign policy 'based on hugs' The injured were identified as Farana Dilber Khan, 28, Dilber Amnulla Khan, 38, Shamin Muslim Khan, 26, Sohel Ansari, 18, Mohammad Ansari, 14, Naimuddhin Eqbal Khan, 28, and Sajid Ansari, 16. A 40-member National Disaster Response Force team, along with 50 workers from the BMC's L-Ward and Fire Brigade personnel, continued rescue operations into the evening. Access to the site was narrow, with only one person able to pass through at a time, making it difficult to bring in heavy machinery, an official said. The BMC arranged temporary accommodation for affected residents at the municipal Hindi School in Kajupada and Mohili School on the Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road. Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde visited the site and met affected families. She announced Rs 4 lakh in immediate assistance for each deceased person's next of kin and Rs 50,000 for the medical treatment of each injured person. The BMC said it had issued warnings and conducted awareness drives around Tekdi No. 3 in Ashok Nagar, advising residents in landslide-prone areas to relocate. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the government stood with the affected families and that relief and rescue operations were continuing.
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