Malad Wall Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 21, 78 Injured in Tragedy After Overnight Downpour
21 dead and 78 injured in the incident where a wall collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area, due to heavy rainfall. The compound wall of a building collapsed on hutments on a hill slope in the wee hours today. The rescue operations are still underway by NDRF team, Police, fire brigade and other officials.
Mumbai, July 2: 21 dead and 78 injured in the incident where a wall collapsed on hutments in Pimpripada area, due to heavy rainfall. The compound wall of a building collapsed on hutments on a hill slope in the wee hours today. The rescue operations are still underway by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, police, fire brigade and other officials. Malad East Wall Collapse Not BMC's Failure, But An Accident Due to Heavy Mumbai Rains, Says Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena.
The injured have been hospitalised for medical treatment. More than twenty-five people were admitted to trauma care centres at Jogeshwari and Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Urban Development Minister Yogesh Sagar also visited Shatabdi hospital to meet the injured. Malad Wall Collapse: NDRF Team Pulls Out One More Woman Alive From Debris, Rescue Operation Underway.
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Fadnavis has also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the victims. A holiday was also declared following heavy rains. Blaming the heavy showers for the incident, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, "It’s not BMC’s failure. It is an accident. It is because of heavy rainfall." Maharashtra Rains: 27 Deaths Reported Due to Wall Collapse, 18 Dead in Malad, 3 in Kalyan, 6 in Pune.
Meanwhile, heavy rains pounded Mumbai crippling the normal life of the capital city. Apart from Malad, a similar wall collapse was reported in Pune. Six labourers died in the collapse. The unfortunate incident took place in Pune's Ambegaon area after a compound wall of the Sinhagad College campus came down crushing huts.
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