Posted on 09/21/2020 7:59:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A residential building that was due for repairs collapsed in central India early Monday, killing at least 10 people and trapping many others, officials said.
Around 20-25 people are feared to be trapped under the rubble of the four-story building in Maharashtra state that collapsed at around 4 a.m., said India’s National Disaster Response Force.
At least 11 people were injured when the building collapsed, said Pankaj Ashiya, the commissioner of the town of Bhiwandi in Thane district, a suburb of Mumbai, India’s financial capital.
He said that the building was over 30 years old and needed repairs, which couldn’t be carried out due to the coronavirus lockdown.
The building, which contained several apartments and was home to at least 25 families, is located in a densely populated part of Bhiwandi, a textile hub known for its many power loom factories...
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“He said that the building was over 30 years old and needed repairs, which couldn’t be carried out due to the coronavirus lockdown.” Oh dear, ten more WuTangFlu deaths.
Rebar, Rebar, We don’t need no stink’in rebar!
Will these go down as Covid-19 deaths?
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