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    At least 8 dead in residential building collapse in India

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    At least 8 dead in residential building collapse in India

    Around 10 persons are still feared trapped after the 43-year-old Jhilani building caved in


    Published:  September 21, 2020 10:00 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor  and  With inputs from Agencies

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    A residential building that was due for repairs collapsed in central India early Monday, killing at least eight people, officials said. Image Credit: Reuters
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    At least 11 people were injured when the building collapsed, said Pankaj Ashiya, the commissioner of Bhiwandi in Thane district, a suburb of India's financial capital Mumbai. Image Credit: PTI
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    He said that the building was over 30 years old and needed repairs, which couldn't be carried out due to the coronavirus lockdown. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Maharashtra is one of India's hardest hit states by the virus with over a million reported cases. India has reported over 5 million coronavirus cases. Image Credit: Reuters
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    India's National Disaster Response Force said that the building had collapsed at around 4 a.m. Building collapses are common in India during the June-September monsoon season, when heavy rains weaken the foundations of structures that are poorly constructed or old. Image Credit: AP
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    The building had 40 flats and around 150 persons lived in it, an official said. Image Credit: AFP
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    The building was not in the list of dilapidated structures of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation. Image Credit: Reuters
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    An eyewitness said local residents rushed to the spot immediately after the collapse and helped pull out some persons from the debris. Image Credit: AFP
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    The power supplyto the locality was snapped as a precautionary measure, the official said, adding the injured have been admitted to local hospitals. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Thane: Survivors salvage their belongings after a three storeyed building collapsed, at Bhiwandi in Thane district. Image Credit: PTI
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