38 dead in building collapse

At least 38 people were crushed to death on the outskirts of Mumbai after an unauthorized partly-built apartment block collapsed, highlighting the dangers of India’s illegal housing boom. The seven-story building collapsed on the evening of April 4 evening into a mangled heap of steel and concrete of about 26 feet high that rescuers and local residents struggled to cut through, officials said. Rescue efforts continued, with diggers and steel cutters employed to reach victims who were carried away on makeshift stretchers.

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