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| India: five-storey building collapses in Mumbai | India: five-storey building collapses in Mumbai |
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| A multi-story building has collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai. Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of people feared trapped in the rubble, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. | |
| Local television NDTV reported that at least 25 people were believed to be in the five-storey residential building near Dockyard Road when it collapsed after dawn in the city's south-east. | Local television NDTV reported that at least 25 people were believed to be in the five-storey residential building near Dockyard Road when it collapsed after dawn in the city's south-east. |
| Alok Awasthi, local commander of the National Disaster Response Force, said as many as 90 people might be inside. | |
| "Approximately 80 to 90 people are believed to be left behind in the building and trapped," Awasthi said, citing reports from his team on the scene. He spoke by telephone on his way to the building site. | |
| An Indian rescue official at the scene said there were no confirmed deaths yet, and nine people had been pulled alive from the building. He declined to give his name because he was not authorised to speak to the media. | |
| It was the latest of several Mumbai building collapses this year. At least 72 people died in April when an illegally constructed building fell down, and a few weeks later a section of a hospital crumbled, injuring at least eight. In June, at least 10 people, including five children, died in when a three-storey building collapsed. | It was the latest of several Mumbai building collapses this year. At least 72 people died in April when an illegally constructed building fell down, and a few weeks later a section of a hospital crumbled, injuring at least eight. In June, at least 10 people, including five children, died in when a three-storey building collapsed. |
| Building collapses have become relatively common across India. Massive demand for housing around fast-growing cities combined with pervasive corruption often result in builders using substandard materials or adding unauthorised floors. | Building collapses have become relatively common across India. Massive demand for housing around fast-growing cities combined with pervasive corruption often result in builders using substandard materials or adding unauthorised floors. |
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