New Delhi: A four-storey building in the Malvani space of Malad West in Mumbai collapsed on Wednesday (June 9, 2021) evening. As per the experiences, a minimum of eleven folks died in the incident, whereas seven others have been injured.
Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh visited the place of the incident at round 3 in the evening and stated that the “buildings have collapsed due to rain. Rescue operation is underway. Injured people have been shifted to the hospital. Debris of the buildings being removed to see if more people are stuck under it.”
Buildings have collapsed on account of rain. Rescue operation is underway. Injured folks have been shifted to the hospital. Debris of the buildings being eliminated to see if extra individuals are caught below it: Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh pic.twitter.com/Jwixu8FmgJ
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2021
“15 folks together with girls & kids have been rescued & are shifted to the hospital. There is a risk of extra folks caught below the particles. Teams are current right here to rescue folks,” says Vishal Thakur, DCP Zone 11, Mumbai.
“The search and rescue operation by the fire brigade is still going on. As per updates, 11 people have been reported dead so far,” stated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officers.
Meanwhile, Mumbai on Wednesday witnessed heavy rainfall all through the day, which led to water-logging in components of the town and even resulted in the closure of roads and rail tracks.
Moreover, the town additionally reported three incidents of wall collapse occurred in Thane, nonetheless, nobody was injured. A bridge in Kolgaon village of Palghar district collapsed however no casualties have been reported, the Chief of the District Disaster Management Cell Vivekanand Kadam informed the information company.
Fire brigade and different companies instantly rushed to the spot and began a search and rescue operation, the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated. Eight kids and three adults died in the incident, officers stated.
According to civic and hearth brigade officers, some folks would possibly nonetheless be trapped below the rubble and the search and rescue operations have been on. According to BMC officers, the home collapsed on one other single-storey construction. An adjoining three-storey building was additionally unstable, they stated.
(With PTI inputs)
