Horror building collapse leaves nine dead - 30 missing as rescuers hunt for survivors
A DEVASTATING building collapse has left at least nine people dead and more than 30 missing.
Rescuers save victims of Mumbai building collapse
Nine bodies have been pulled from the rubble in Mumbai, India, after a building collapsed today following torrential rain.
Rescue workers have rescued 18 survivors but fear more than 30 people are still trapped within the five-storey building.
Police said nine families were living in the building when it collapsed in the Dongri neighbourhood.
Mumbai building collapse: 30 missing and several dead in India tragedy
Nine families were living in the building when it collapsed in Mumbai
Television images showed people on top of the debris, looking for those trapped as rescue personnel reached the spot.
A fire official said: “Rescue operations are already underway. We have sent 12 fire brigade vehicles to the spot. Ambulances are also ready to take the victims to the hospital.”
A National Disaster Response Force team was also involved in the rescue operations.
At least two people have died in the Mumbai building collapse
Police suspected the heavy rains that lashed the could have weakened the building.
The area is full of narrow streets with closely packed buildings, some nearly a century old and in poor condition.
Last month, 17 people were killed when a four-storey building collapsed in an eastern suburb of Mumbai.