{"id":37753,"date":"2013-09-27T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=37753"},"modified":"2013-09-27T16:10:18","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T12:10:18","slug":"at-least-3-dead-after-mumbai-building-collapse-dozens-feared-trapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=37753","title":{"rendered":"At least 3 dead after Mumbai building collapse; dozens feared trapped"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At least three people have been killed after a five-story residential building collapsed in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai early Friday, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Dozens of people are feared to be trapped in the wreckage of the city’s latest building disaster.<\/p>\n

“It’s a pancake collapse,” said Sachidanand Gawde, deputy commandant at the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). “The exact number of those trapped under the debris is not known,” he said.<\/p>\n

Around 40 people are feared to be buried in the rubble, CNN’s sister network IBN reported, citing the disaster officials.<\/p>\n

Of the 15 people recovered from the ruins so far, three have died and 12 are being treated for their injuries at the city’s JJ Hospital, Gawde said.<\/p>\n

Several buildings in the Mumbai area have crumbled this year, one of them with disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n

Housing rights groups say many old buildings in the city are rundown and neglected<\/a>, while newer ones are often built using substandard materials and have structural problems.<\/p>\n

People live in them because they don’t have a choice — in Mumbai, demand for housing far exceeds supply. About 65% of the population is estimated to live in slums, the groups say.<\/p>\n

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