A search operation on the slopes of Gholai Nagar at Kalwa on Monday
THANE: Less than 24 hours after the chief minister directed agencies in the Mumbai region to identify landslide-prone areas and shift out residents, a family of five was buried alive when a deluge of sludge in the Parsik hills struck their shanty on the slopes of Gholai Nagar at Kalwa following a downpour Monday afternoon. Two other children in the family were rescued by neighbours and escaped with minor injuries.
Santosh Kadam, chief at Thane regional disaster management cell, said the dead were Prabhu Yadav (45), a mathadi worker in Turbhe, his wife Vidyawati (40) and their three children aged between three and 12 years. Two other daughters of the couple were rescued by neighbours and admitted to Kalwa Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial hospital.