INDIA: 19 die in building collapse, ”dozens trapped”

At least 19 people died and more than a dozen were feared trapped when a building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday after days of heavy rain swamped the city. Rescuers using diggers could be seen sifting through the remains of the four-storey residential building, which gave way around 08:40am (03:10 GMT) […]

At least 19 people died and more than a dozen were feared trapped when a building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Thursday after days of heavy rain swamped the city. Rescuers using diggers could be seen sifting through the remains of the four-storey residential building, which gave way around 08:40am (03:10 GMT) in the densely populated area of Bhendi Bazaar.

It was the latest deadly housing collapse to strike the teeming metropolis – shining a spotlight on poor construction standards in the country – and came after heavy rains and inundations in the city killed more than 10 people.