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The incident happened in the town of Mahad, about 120km away from Mumbai Google Maps
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At least 70 people feared trapped after five-storey building collapses in India
The building comprised 47 flats, police in the town of Mahad – 120 kilometres south of Mumbai – said.
AT LEAST 70 people are feared trapped after a five-storey apartment building collapsed in western India, police have said.
The building comprised 47 flats, police in the town of Mahad – 120 kilometres south of Mumbai – said in a statement.
The cause of the accident was not clear but building collapses are common during India’s June-September monsoon, with rickety structures buckling under the weight of non-stop rain.
“15 injured people have been rescued and taken to hospital,” Mahad police said.
Rescue teams and canine squads were deployed to the scene of the accident, a statement from India’s National Disaster Response Force said.
The monsoon plays a vital role in boosting agricultural harvests across South Asia. But it also causes widespread death and destruction, unleashing floods, triggering building collapses and inundating low-lying villages.
The death toll from monsoon-related disasters this year has topped 1,200, including more than 800 lives lost in India alone.
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