India, Aug. 13 -- Seven persons were killed and as many others were injured after a landslide struck Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday following heavy rains, civic officials said.

The deceased included three children in the age group of two to 14 years.

The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in the Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar at 3.48 am, they said.

A portion of soil and debris from the hillside collapsed onto two to three houses, causing casualties and damage, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.

Seven persons were declared brought dead at the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, they said.

The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Samir Ansari (14), Sahil Husen ...