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An injured man lies in an ambulance after being rescued. EPA
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An aerial view shows a fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai, India, May 13, 2024. REUTERS / Prashant Waydande
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A car crushed by the collapsed structure of the hoarding and a metal girder. Bloomberg
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Rescuers look for injured people under the collapsed structure. AP
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Rescue teams stand next to damaged vehicles at the fuel station. Reuters
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A local resident reacts as she speaks on the phone during a rescue operation at the site where an advertisement billboard collapsed at a petrol station following a dust storm in Mumbai on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
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People wait for news on their missing relatives at the site of the collapsed structure. AP
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Rescuers look for survivors underneath the collapsed structure. AFP
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Disaster management workers search through the debris. Bloomberg
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Local residents watch the rescue operation at the site. AFP
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A member of the National Disaster Response Force inspects the damage at the petrol station. EPA
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Members of the NDRF undertake a rescue operation at the fuel station. EPA
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An injured man lies in an ambulance after being rescued. EPA
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An aerial view shows a fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai, India, May 13, 2024. REUTERS / Prashant Waydande
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A car crushed by the collapsed structure of the hoarding and a metal girder. Bloomberg
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Rescuers look for injured people under the collapsed structure. AP
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Rescue teams stand next to damaged vehicles at the fuel station. Reuters
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A local resident reacts as she speaks on the phone during a rescue operation at the site where an advertisement billboard collapsed at a petrol station following a dust storm in Mumbai on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
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People wait for news on their missing relatives at the site of the collapsed structure. AP
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Rescuers look for survivors underneath the collapsed structure. AFP
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Disaster management workers search through the debris. Bloomberg
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Local residents watch the rescue operation at the site. AFP
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A member of the National Disaster Response Force inspects the damage at the petrol station. EPA
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Members of the NDRF undertake a rescue operation at the fuel station. EPA
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An injured man lies in an ambulance after being rescued. EPA