Heavy monsoon rains in downtown Mumbai Wednesday caused collapse of two buildings and lead to at least 10 death and 60 injuries, half of them school children, local fire service officials said here Wednesday.
At least 30 children, attending classes in a school building in south Mumbai's Byculla area, suffered minor injuries when the balcony of a higher floor came crashing down on them. Those injured were sent to hospital nearby.
The school building collapse came just a couple of hours after a 70-year-old building collapsing in the congested Bhendi Bazar area of south Mumbai.
The five-storey Rangoli building, on the Datta Mandir road, crashed down at around 5.35 a.m. Wednesday, catching most victims unaware in their sleep.
By afternoon, the fire brigade managed to extricate bodies of 10 victims from the debris. Also 30 persons who sustained injuries have been rescued and rushed to hospitals nearby.
It is not known how many more people are still trapped in the debris since intermittent rains hampered relief and rescue work.
These were the first two major building crashes in Mumbai this monsoon season in the vulnerable southern parts of the city where some of the oldest structures continue to stand precariously. The two affected buildings were located two km apart.
Source: Xinhua
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