Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Ghatkopar Landslide Kills Seven; Survivors Question Eviction Notices
A very heavy slide of mud and rocks suddenly came down in a neighborhood called Ghatkopar in Mumbai, India.
This is called a landslide.
It happened very early in the morning, at around 3:35 am.
Sadly, about seven people died and several others were seriously hurt.
The landslide hit a building called Gaushiya Chawl where many families lived.
Before the rainy season, the government had asked people to move out because the area was not safe.
But the families said they had nowhere else to go, and this was the only home they had.
They are asking the government to move them to a safe place.
Some residents also want a strong wall built to protect them from future landslides.
Rescue workers, police, and doctors came quickly to help, and the injured were taken to the hospital for treatment.
A landslide struck Gaushiya Chawl in Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, killing nearly seven people and seriously injuring several others.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:35 am on Wednesday, August 12.
Residents said they had been served notices to vacate the landslide-prone area before the rains began, but had nowhere else to go.
A local official said notices were served before the rains but residents did not take them seriously.
Rescue teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BMC, NDRF and 108 ambulance service conducted search and rescue operations, and the injured were taken to Rajawadi Hospital.
- Who
- Residents of Gaushiya Chawl in Ghatkopar, along with rescue teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BMC, NDRF and 108 ambulance service.
- What
- A landslide struck Gaushiya Chawl, killing nearly seven people and seriously injuring several others, with victims raising concerns about vacate notices.
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, at approximately 3:35 am.
- Where
- Gaushiya Chawl, Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
- Why
- The area is vulnerable to landslides during the monsoon season, and residents had been served notices to vacate before the rains began.
Landslide Victims and Residents
Local Officials
Vacate Notices
Landslide Victims and Residents
Residents say they received notices to vacate but have nowhere else to go, and urge the government to relocate them somewhere safe.
Local Officials
Officials say they served notices to residents in the landslide-prone zone to vacate before the rains began, but residents did not take them seriously.
Protection Measures
Landslide Victims and Residents
Residents request the government to build a wall or other structures to protect them from monsoon landslides in the vulnerable region.
Local Officials
The official position, as reported, focused on relocation notices rather than construction of protective structures in the vulnerable zone.
- Fatalities
- Nearly 7 killed
- Location
- Gaushiya Chawl, Chirag Nagar, Ghatkopar, Mumbai
- Date and Time
- Wednesday, August 12, at 3:35 am
- Injuries
- Several people seriously injured
- Hospital
- Rajawadi Hospital
- Responding Agencies
- Mumbai Fire Brigade, Mumbai Police, BMC, NDRF, 108 ambulance service
- Eviction Notices
- Residents were served notices to vacate the landslide-prone area before the rains