Five killed after Bombay building collapses

Five people were killed when an apartment complex collapsed in a wealthy area of India's financial capital Bombay this morning…

Five people were killed when an apartment complex collapsed in a wealthy area of India's financial capital Bombay this morning.

At least nine were injured in the collapse, which occurred less than a week after another building collapse killed 11.

Rescuers were trying to drag survivors from the wreckage of the four-storey building in Marine Lines in Bombay, which is also known as Mumbai.

Old and badly maintained buildings sometimes collapse during heavy monsoon rains in the city.

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In July, more than 1,000 people were killed in the city and its state of Maharashtra after record rains.

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