India (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed on Monday and dozens were feared trapped when a portion of a three-storey residential building collapsed on the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai, officials said.
The details, 31 people have been rescued from under the debris of the building in Patel Compound area. A child was among the 11 people rescued by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials.
At least 20 people have been rescued by locals after the building collapsed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the life loss and said all possible assistance is being provided to the affected.
However, more than 40 emergency workers, including a team of 30 rescuers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), are at the scene.
Around 20 families were reportedly staying inside the building which was reportedly 40 years old.Earlier, more than a dozen people were killed when a building collapsed in the industrial town of Mahad, 165 km south of Mumbai.