According to a source in the family, one of the trapped employees was forced to reach the construction site even as the government had issued a warning for Cyclone Michaung.
A five-year-old girl died after a portion of a building collapsed on her in Mumbai s West Bhandup area during wee hours of Wednesday, officials said. Mumbai Building Collapse: Five-Year-Old Girl Dies After Portion of Building Collapses on Her in Bhandup.
A few workers who were working on the site are feared to be trapped under the debris. A rescue operation is underway. Chennai Building Collapse: Old Building Under Renovation at Armenian Street Collapses, Workers Feared Trapped Under Debris (See Pics).
"Nearly 10 people were working when the incident occurred. Six have come out while efforts are on to rescue four people on a war-footing with the use of equipment," Deputy Mayor M Magesh Kumar told reporters. Chennai Building Collapse: 70 Year-Old Building Collapses in Mannady, Four Persons Feared Trapped; Rescue Operation Underway (See Pics).