Death toll in building collapse in India rises to 13
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Death toll at the residential building that collapsed on Monday morning rose to 13 with 10 others injured in Bhiwandi, 38 km from Mumbai, according to the official update.
The 43-year-old Jhilani Building with 40 flats housed around 150 people, of which over 20 were rescued by local citizens till the teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) arrived.
Local administration and NDRF personnel continued with the rescue operations to find those trapped over the huge rubble, as per videos released by the NDRF on social media.
The injured people have been admitted to various hospitals.
"Saddened by the building collapse in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. Praying for a quick recovery of those injured," tweeted India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The monsoon season during June-September with torrential rains are often blamed for the collapse of dilapidated and illegally built buildings in India. Last month, over a dozen people died after a building collapsed in the industrial town of Mahad, 165 km south of Mumbai.
According to India's National Crime Records Bureau, 38,363 people lost their lives due to collapse of various structures between 2001-2015, most of which were collapse of residential houses.
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