Several people are trapped as a result of a three-storey building collapsing in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village on Saturday morning. Navi Mumbai Deputy Fire Officer Purushottam Jadhav reported that two people have been rescued and two are likely still trapped.

“We received a call about a building collapse at 4.50 am. Two people have been rescued. Two people are likely trapped, and the rescue operation is underway,” Jadhav told the media. Kailas Shinde, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner, confirmed that rescue operations are ongoing.

“The building collapsed around 5 am. It is a G+3 building. Two people have been rescued, and two are likely trapped. The NDRF team is here, and rescue operations are underway,” Shinde said.

More details are awaited.

Earlier, on July 20, parts of the balcony of a building named Rubina Manzil collapsed in the Grant Road area of Mumbai, resulting in one death and 13 injuries. The incident occurred at 11 am near the Grant Road Railway Station.

Continuous rainfall in Maharashtra has brought Mumbai to a standstill, disrupting public transport services and causing significant inconvenience to commuters.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Madhya Maharashtra on July 28.

Many regions in Maharashtra are experiencing heavy downpour, leading to severe inundation and huge traffic snarls in many cities, including Mumbai.