MUMBAI, India, 19 (AP): At least 24 people were killed and nine others injured when a seven-story building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said Thursday as rescue workers continued to dig through the rubble for survivors.
At least 10 others were feared trapped in the rubble of the residential building in Mumbai's Borivali neighborhood, said Gopal Shetty, a state lawmaker. The building collapsed late Wednesday.
Rescue workers toiled through the night, often pulling aside chunks of masonry with their bare hands, in an attempt to find survivors.
"The priority is to rescue people who may be trapped inside," Shetty said.
By Thursday morning, cranes were brought in to lift large slabs of concrete and workers began removing bodies from the rubble. However, rescue efforts were hampered by sporadic monsoon showers.
Four people, including two women, were rescued from under mounds of concrete, twisted metal bars and mud by rescuers who carried the survivors to the nearby Bhagwati hospital on makeshift stretchers.
Some relatives waited anxiously by a white board at the hospital where names of the dead were posted, while others chose to huddle under umbrellas at the site waiting and hoping for survivors.
Mumbai building collapse kills 24
FE Team | Published: July 20, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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