At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 trapped under the rubble after a building collapsed as heavy monsoon rains lashed India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday.
It is the second such tragedy in two weeks as torrential downpours have swept away homes, triggered landslides and claimed at least 180 lives across South Asia.
“Two people have been declared dead and over 40 are trapped under the debris,” disaster management spokesman Tanaji Kamble told AFP of the building collapse in southern Mumbai’s congested Dongri area.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Mumbai, India. Reuters -
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According to reports, two people died, seven injured and several others feared trapped when a four-story residential building collapsed. EPA -
Rescuers work at the site of collapsed building. EPA -
Municipal workers clear the debris from the site of collapsed building. EPA -
Rescue workers pull out a victim from the rubble. Reuters -
Rescue workers carry a man who was rescued from the rubble. Reuters -
Rescue workers carry a child who was rescued from the rubble. Reuters -
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Rescue workers and residents search for survivors at the site. Reuters
Mr Kamble said five others, including two children, were rescued and taken to hospital.
Earlier this month, a wall collapsed in the city, killing 29 people.
Two teams from India’s National Disaster Response Force as well as local volunteers, fire department and police officials were scouring the rubble for survivors.
“The building collapse sounded like an earthquake and we rushed to the spot to check the loud noise,” a local resident told Indian news channel NDTV.
Another resident said the building was more than a century old and had 10 families living inside despite its dilapidated condition.
Building collapses in Mumbai, home to 20 million people, are common during the monsoon season because of rickety structures that buckle under the weight of continuous rain.
