India, Aug. 12 -- Two persons were killed and as many others injured after a landslide in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday following heavy rain, civic officials said.

Some people were feared trapped in the debris and rescue efforts were underway, they said.

The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar at 3.48 am, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.

A portion of soil and debris from the hillside collapsed onto two to three houses, causing casualties and damage, they said.

The rescue operation is challenging as the route to the affected area is extremely narrow, allowing only one person to pass through at a time and making it difficult to deplo...