Building collapse in Maharshtra leaves 1 dead, and 25 feared to be trapped

After a residential building had collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday evening, one person died in the event and 25 of them are still feared to be trapped under the rubble. Sixty people have been rescued, officials said this morning. The rescue operation has been going on for more than 12 hours. 

Three teams of the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and 12 teams of the fire brigade are at the spot. The five-storey building, which was about 10 years old, had over 45 flats. 

Home Minister Amit Shah described the incident as "tragic" in a tweet on Monday and said that he has spoken to SN Pradhan, the chief of the disaster response force to provide all possible assistance.

Visuals from this morning showed the rescue teams at the spot. In a video tweeted by the NDRF, sniffer dogs were also seen assisting the officials. Another footage shows the area around the spot covered in a huge cloud of dust as a part of the building collapsed to the ground.

A case has been registered against the contractor of the building, Yunus Shaikh, and the architect. 

"The contractor is responsible for the disaster and a case has been registered against him. Also, if any government officials are involved in this, strict action will be taken against them," Mr Shinde said. 


 


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