Photos: Five storey building collapses in Maharashtra’s Mahad

A decade old five-storey building collapsed in Mahad town of Raigad district on August 24 evening. While a few managed to move to safer places when the incident took place, 25 people were feared trapped under the debris from the collapse. Police and NDRF teams were rushed to carry out rescue operations. 12 people are reported to be dead while among the rescued was a 4-year-old boy. The Maharashtra government has announced an ex-gratia of ₹ 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased and a case has been registered against the builders.

Updated on: Aug 26, 2020 11:14 AM IST

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A gathering of people seen at the site where a decade old five-storey building collapsed in Mahad town of Raigad district in Maharashtra on August 24. (HT Photo)

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Rescue personnel screen through the rubble in search of survivors in Mahad on August 25. The ‘Tariq Garden’ building, according to local residents, collapsed at around 6 pm on August 24. Police officials from Mahad, Shrivardhan and Mangaon divisions of Raigad rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations along with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, HT reported. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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Rescue operations underway in Mahad on August 25. The multi-storey building housed over 40 apartments. A few people rushed outside the building to a safe spot after the first three floors collapsed, according to Nidhi Chaudhari, the Raigad district collector. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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Relatives of the victims are seen at a government hospital in Mahad on August 25. NDRF personnel rescued a four-year-old boy trapped under the debris almost 19 hours after it collapsed. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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NDRF personnel search for survivors in the rubble of the collapsed building in Mahad on August 25. The building had 95 residents. While some managed to come out, around 25 people were feared trapped when the incident took place on August 24. (Punit Paranjpe / AFP)

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Police personnel and relatives gathered around an ambulance carrying the victims of the building collapse at a government hospital in Mahad on August 25. The death toll from the collapse rose to 12 on August 25 evening, HT reported. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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Local residents watch as rescue personnel dig through the rubble operation in Mahad on August 25. According to Raigad District Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar, a First information Report (FIR) was registered on August 25 at Mahad city police station against the builder and four others: architect, RCC consultant and two civic officials. No arrests have been made till now, HT reported. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)

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People look on as rescue operations were underway at the building collapse site in Mahad on August 25. The Maharashtra government on August 25 announced an ex-gratia of ₹ 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased and financial assistance of upto ₹ 50,000 to those injured in the incident. (Pratham Gokhale / HT Photo)