Mumbai:Rescue workers in the congested Pimpripada area of north Mumbai are working to get a 10-year-old girl out of the debris of a wall which collapsed, killing 20 people.
A rescue worker said the girl, Sanchita Nalawade, has been crying for help and asking for water since the last few hours.
"Shortly after the wall collapsed, we rescued a child from underneath the debris. This girl Sanchita has been crying for help since 2 am," the rescue worker said.
The girl's cry for help from under the debris set off a massive rescue effort. Sanchita's faint voice could be heard calling out for water to drink.
Efforts are on to cut a small section of the wall and clear a path for the girl to escape.
At the scene of the tragedy, an eyewitness said when the wall collapsed, it was like a tsunami accompanied by a massive thud.
"Water was getting accumulated since it began raining heavily several hours ago. It created massive pressure on the wall. It soon gave way," a resident said.
People gathered at the site were seen discussing the ownership of the wall. While some claimed it belonged to the Forest Department, others said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation was the owner, while some said auto major Mahindra & Mahindra had erected it.