Shock, despair and death: Scenes from the site of Mumbai's hoarding collapse
Search and rescue personnel continue to hunt for survivors almost 15 hours after a 100-feet-tall hoarding collapsed in Mumbai’s suburb of Ghatkopar owing to a dust storm and unseasonal rains. Fourteen people have died and over 70 have been injured while officials have begun a probe in the matter
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National Disaster Response Force personnel look for survivors during a rescue operation at the site where an advertisement hoarding collapsed on a fuel station after a dust storm in Mumbai. Authorities say that 14 people have died while another 74 have been injured in the incident. Reuters
Damaged vehicles are seen at the Chheda Nagar-based petrol pump in Mumbai's Ghatkopar after a 100-foot-tall hoarding fell on it during dust storms and unseasonal rains that lashed Mumbai on Monday. Reuters
Rescue and relief work is still underway at the site of the hoarding collapse at Ghatkopar, in Mumbai. NDRF has deployed two teams for the operation being carried out with Mumbai Fire Brigade and other agencies. PTI
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has said stringent action will be taken against those responsible for the hoarding collapse incident in the city. PTI
Following the collapse, a case has been registered against Bhavesh Bhinde, the owner of M/s Ego Media Private Limited and others for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at Pant Nagar police station. Reuters
Emergency services personnel at the spot after a huge iron hoarding collapsed on the petrol pump. Officials say that many of the injured were taken to Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai. PTI
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis interacts with an injured as he visits the hoarding collapse site at Ghatkopar. PTI
An aerial view shows the fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai. Reuters