A landslide triggered by heavy rains claimed two lives and left two others injured in Mumbai’s eastern suburb of Vikhroli early Saturday, civic officials said.
The incident occurred around 2.39 am at Varsha Nagar in Vikhroli Parksite when soil and stones from a hillock collapsed onto a hut. Four members of the Mishra family were trapped, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) confirmed.
The victims were rushed to the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital, where doctors declared 19-year-old Shalu Mishra and 50-year-old Suresh Mishra dead. Two others — Aarti Mishra (45) and Ruturaj Mishra (20) — sustained injuries but are reported to be in stable condition.
Emergency response teams, including fire brigade personnel, police, and civic staff, were deployed immediately. Authorities have since shifted other residents from the area to safer locations as a precaution.
