Mumbai, July 2: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Tuesday afternoon rescued a woman from the site of a wall collapse in Malad. According to reports, the woman was trapped below a body. Till now, 19 people reported dead in the tragic incident which took place on hutments in Pimpripada area on the early hours of July 2.

The NDRF team, fire brigade and police had immediately reached the spot after the incident. More than 20 people were also admitted to the trauma centre at Jogeshwari and Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali. Malad East Wall Collapse Not BMC's Failure, But An Accident Due to Heavy Mumbai Rains, Says Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena.

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Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased. However, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut blamed the monsoon for the collapse. Commenting on the tragic incident, Raut, said, "It’s not BMC’s failure. It is an accident. It is because of heavy rainfall. There are several illegal constructions in Mumbai & BMC has nothing to do with it." Maharashtra Rains: 27 Deaths Reported Due to Wall Collapse, 18 Dead in Malad, 3 in Kalyan, 6 in Pune.

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday crippling the normal life in the Maximum city. Apart from Malad, another wall collapse incident was reported from Kalyan. Three people died in the collapse while one was injured. The unfortunate incident took place after a wall of National Urdu School collapsed at around 12:30 am on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, in the wake of heavy rains, the state government declared a public holiday on July 2 as a precautionary measure for Mumbai city and its citizens. The India Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy downpour between July 3 and July 5.

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