Eight people have lost their lives following a wall collapse in Gujarat. The compound wall collapsed near Umiya Circle, Kandla bypass in Morbi.
Rains are lashing Western and Southern Indian states. Several of states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karanataka and Tamil Nadu are badly battered.
In a separate incident, Four persons, including a one-year-old girl, were killed, and five others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Nadiad town in Gujarat.
The building, located in Pragati Nagar area of the town in Kheda district, collapsed late Friday night, Kheda Superintendent of Police Divya Mishra said.
"Total nine persons were trapped after the building collapsed, of whom four died, while five sustained injuries. They have been admitted to a government hospital," she said.
The rescue operation lasted for seven hours and ended at 6 am. It involved a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and fire brigade from Nadiad, Vadodara, Anand and Ahmedabad, as well as personnel of the district police, Mishra said.
The deceased were identified as Kamranbhai Ansari (45), Alina (1), Poonamben Sachdev (45) and Rajesh Darji (65), police said.
The apartment that collapsed was a Gujarat Housing Board construction, they said.
As per the data provided by the State Emergency Operation Centre, Nadiad town received 201 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending at 8 am on Friday.
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