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Hillock collapse in Mumbai's Kurla kills seven, including two children
A hill in a neighborhood of Mumbai called Kurla fell down suddenly on Wednesday.
Homes of people who lived near the hill were crushed.
Seven people died, including two little children aged two and four.
Many of them had come to Mumbai from far away to find work and a better life.
One man, who was 30 years old, died on his birthday.
A 14-year-old boy had come to the city with his father to work.
A family of four had arrived in Mumbai just two days before the hill fell.
Fathers and neighbors tried to pull people out of the rubble.
Doctors at a nearby hospital said the injured could not be saved.
Their families are very sad and say they lost everything.
A portion of a hillock in Kurla, Mumbai, collapsed on Wednesday onto homes, killing seven people, including two children aged two and four.
Among the dead was 30-year-old Vikit Ramesh Yadav, a delivery worker killed on his birthday, whose friend remained trapped under the rubble.
Mohammad Samir Ansari, 14, who had been brought to Mumbai by his father to work, died and was pulled from the debris around 4.15 am.
A family of four from Jaunpur — tailor Mohammad Arif Shaikh, his wife Marjina, and children Mannat (4) and Aaban (2) — died two days after arriving in Mumbai.
Sahil Husen Abdul Kazi, 19, who had started work as a cab driver two days earlier, was pulled from the rubble and declared dead at Appex Hospital in Sakinaka.
- Who
- Migrant workers and their families, including several recent arrivals from Uttar Pradesh, living in a settlement at the base of a hillock in Kurla, Mumbai.
- What
- A portion of a hillock collapsed onto their homes, killing seven people, including two children aged two and four.
- Where
- Kurla, Mumbai, India; victims were taken to Appex Hospital in Sakinaka and Rajawadi Hospital.
- When
- On Wednesday, with several victims recovered from the rubble around 4 am to 4.15 am.
- Why
- The victims had come to Mumbai seeking work and a better life and were living in homes at the base of the hillock when it collapsed.
Key facts
- Location
- Kurla, Mumbai
- Date of collapse
- Wednesday
- Total deaths
- 7
- Children among dead
- 2 (aged 2 and 4)
- Youngest victim
- Aaban Arif Shaikh, aged 2
- Family of four killed
- Mohammad Arif Shaikh, Marjina Arif Shaikh, Mannat (4), Aaban (2)
- Hospitals
- Appex Hospital, Sakinaka; Rajawadi Hospital
- Recovery time
- Around 4 am to 4.15 am
Quotes
Kamal Hassan
Father of 14‑year‑old Mohammad Samir Ansari, a migrant worker
“I regret bringing him here. It would have been better if we had stayed back in our village and earned little…We came here for a better life, but we lost everything.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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