4 Rescued, 2 Stranded As Portion Of Building Collapses In Mumbai. NDRF Conducts Rescue Op

A portion of a building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Mumbai's Ghatkopar (East) and a rescue operation is launched to residents of the building

Visual of the building in Rajawadi Colony, Mumbai's Ghatkopar (East) ( Image Source :ANI )

A portion of a building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Mumbai's Ghatkopar (East). Some residents of the building are stranded in the building. As of now, no injuries have been reported, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed, as per news agency ANI. Two people are said to be stranded on the first floor, and rescue operation by three National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams is underway.

4 people were safely rescued while 2 people are still trapped inside, Maharastra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said, as reported by ANI.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Portion of a building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Ghatkopar (East). Rescue operation is underway.

4 people have been safely rescued and 2 people are still trapped inside, rescue work is underway, says Maharastra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha https://t.co/itXjtrcn7Z pic.twitter.com/rLwA6qsNhp

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

In a similar incident, three persons were injured when the roof of a restaurant collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane city following heavy rains, civic officials said on Sunday,as reported by news agency PTI.

The incident took place late Saturday night at the restaurant located on Ghodbunder Road, Thane Municipal Corporation's Disaster Control Cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.Two women and a man received injuries and rushed to a nearby private hospital, he said.

The city received 58.90 mm rainfall in the 12-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the official said.The total rainfall this year in the city has so far been recorded at 139.76 mm, compared to 172.71 mm for the same period last year, he said.

Many localities in Ulhasnagar township were also affected due to the heavy downpour on Saturday, as per Thane district authorities.Heavy rains lashed Thane and neighbouring Palghar district on Saturday, causing water-logging in many low-lying areas, officials earlier said.        

Several areas in Bhiwandi, Kalyan, and Badlapur in Thane district were inundated and people had to make their way through knee-deep water on Saturday evening. 

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