Eleven killed in monsoon rains

14 August 2008 - 02:00
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MUMBAI - Police say at least 11 people were killed and 30 others injured when a portion of a five-storey building collapsed during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai.

MUMBAI - Police say at least 11 people were killed and 30 others injured when a portion of a five-storey building collapsed during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai.

Police officer Dheeraj Chauhan said two children and two women were among the victims in yesterday's accident.

Heavy monsoon rains and shoddy building construction are often blamed for building collapses in Mumbai. - Sapa-AP