Mumbai landslide toll rises to 7; rescue ops enter 2nd day as 2 feared trapped
India, Aug. 13 -- Search and rescue operations were underway for the second day on Thursday at the site of a landslide in Mumbai, where two persons were still feared trapped under the debris, officials said.
The landslide struck a row tenement located near a hillock in the Sakinaka area in the early hours of Wednesday following heavy rains, claiming seven lives and leaving seven others injured.
Soil and boulders from the adjoining hillock fell on three shanties in Gaushiya Chawl in Ashok Nagar locality of Chirag Nagar.
As per the officials, a couple of people were still feared trapped in debris, but the rescue operation remained challenging due to the site's narrow access, which also restricted the use of heavy machinery.
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