Death toll rises to 24 in Mumbai wall collapse

The death toll in wall collapse incident in Mumbai's Malad has risen to 24. Mumbai has been continuously been witnessing heavy rains in the last two days.

Mumbai: The death toll in the wall collapse incident in suburban Malad has risen to 24 on Wednesday morning after one more body was recovered from the debris.

The incident occurred when a compound wall in Pimpripada in Malad east area collapsed and people living in shanties adjacent to the wall got trapped under the debris.

Over 75 injured were admitted to civic-run hospitals and 15 of them were discharged after primary treatment.