Bhiwandi Building Collapse : Death toll rises to 20, rescue operations underway
Twenty eight hours after the Bhiwandi buliding collapse, the death tool rose to 20 on Tuesday morning. Bodies of a two-and-a-half-year-old boy and a young couple were recovered hours after the crash.
The number of those rescued has gone up to 25, with five more persons being pulled out from the debris. The dead include nine children, among them two toddlers, an official said. Those rescued are being treated at hospitals in Bhiwandi and Thane.
As per reports, 20 to 25 people are still trapped under derbris.
“As per the required details from locals at least 20-25 people are still trapped inside the debris. We also learnt that some workers were asleep on the ground floor which runs a power loom,” said Milind Palsule, public relations officer, BNCMC.
Rescue operations by the NDRF and Thane, Bhiwandi disaster cell are still underway.