At least 15-16 workers are trapped under the rubble of a three-storey administrative building of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy plant in Moshi, Pune, after it collapsed due to heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon. The collapse occurred at around 1:45 pm in local time, and the exact cause is yet to be ascertained. However, officials suggest that after a heavy rain, the pile of legacy garbage from the nearby Moshi garbage depot slid and crushed into the building, resulting in its collapse."Prima facie, it appears that due to heavy rains, the waste mound became loose and collapsed on top of the building," said Vijay Suryawanshi, Municipal Corporation Commissioner in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Rescue teams, including fire brigade personnel and disaster response units, have rushed to the location and initiated an operation to search for those who are believed to be trapped under the debris. Authorities are yet to confirm the exact number of casualties or injuries, and further details are awaited as the rescue operation progresses.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/imd-red-alert-heavy-rain-landslides-kerala-maharashtra-jammu-kashmir-arunachal-1783445495577">IMD issues red alert as deadly landslides hit Kerala, Maharashtra, J&amp;K and Arunachal</a>&nbsp;Incessant monsoon rainfall has triggered widespread flooding, waterlogging and structural damage across several districts. Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have witnessed the evacuation of more than 6,000 residents from flood-hit localities. Schools and colleges remain shut as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an Orange Alert due to continued heavy rainfall. The district has witnessed more than the monthly average rainfall in its first week. This incident comes as a three-storey residential structure collapsed in Mumbai's Mankhurd area during heavy rain, killing six, among whom there were five children. While parts of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune highway have been disrupted. A major landslide near Tunnel 2 of the newly opened Mumbai-Pune Expressway's ‘missing link’ has also halted the commute.&nbsp;

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At least 15 workers are trapped after a three-storey building at Pune's PCMC Waste-to-Energy plant collapsed as heavy rain triggered a garbage mound slide.

At least 15-16 workers are trapped under the rubble of a three-storey administrative building of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) Waste-to-Energy plant in Moshi, Pune, after it collapsed due to heavy rain on Wednesday afternoon. The collapse occurred at around 1:45 pm in local time, and the exact cause is yet to be ascertained. However, officials suggest that after a heavy rain, the pile of legacy garbage from the nearby Moshi garbage depot slid and crushed into the building, resulting in its collapse. "Prima facie, it appears that due to heavy rains, the waste mound became loose and collapsed on top of the building," said Vijay Suryawanshi, Municipal Corporation Commissioner in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. Rescue teams, including fire brigade personnel and disaster response units, have rushed to the location and initiated an operation to search for those who are believed to be trapped under the debris. Authorities are yet to confirm the exact number of casualties or injuries, and further details are awaited as the rescue operation progresses. Also Read: IMD issues red alert as deadly landslides hit Kerala, Maharashtra, J&K and Arunachal Incessant monsoon rainfall has triggered widespread flooding, waterlogging and structural damage across several districts. Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have witnessed the evacuation of more than 6,000 residents from flood-hit localities. Schools and colleges remain shut as the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an Orange Alert due to continued heavy rainfall. The district has witnessed more than the monthly average rainfall in its first week. This incident comes as a three-storey residential structure collapsed in Mumbai's Mankhurd area during heavy rain, killing six, among whom there were five children. While parts of the Mumbai-Pune expressway and the old Mumbai-Pune highway have been disrupted. A major landslide near Tunnel 2 of the newly opened Mumbai-Pune Expressway's ‘missing link’ has also halted the commute.

At least 15 workers are trapped after a three-storey building at Pune's PCMC Waste-to-Energy plant collapsed as heavy rain triggered a garbage mound slide.

Pune building collapse:  At least 15 trapped after waste mound crashes into PCMC plant

A 63-year-old man was killed after a tree collapsed onto a shop near BMC Hindi School in Kurla (West), Mumbai amid heavy rainfall on Sunday. Video captured on CCTV showed him standing near his new shop just before the tree uprooted and fell on him. The man identified as Yunus Hakimuddin had gone to his newly owned shop in Kurla neighbourhood to prepare for its opening day when the incident happened.&nbsp;Residents alleged that no one from the municipal agency came for at least two hours after the tree fell. Hakimuddin was trapped under debris and later pulled out by rescue teams and taken to Fauzia Hospital, where he was declared brought dead by doctors.&nbsp;Mumbai has been witnessing extremely heavy rains for the last few days. Several areas in the city have recorded over 200 mm of rain, some crossing 300 mm in a 24-hour period. That's not all, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in the commercial capital for next 24 hours.&nbsp;<h2>11-year-old boy killed</h2>&nbsp;In a similar incident, &nbsp;an 11-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured when a tree uprooted and collapsed on a moving school carrying students in Mumbai's Chembur area.&nbsp;According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the school bus was carrying 12 children at the time of the accident. All the students were rescued by the bus conductor with the help of local residents immediately after the incident.&nbsp;<h2>Man falls into manhole</h2>&nbsp;While in another rain-related incident, 55-year-old man was reportedly taking over his phone when he got swept in a manhole on Khairani Road that connects the western suburbs of Andheri-Saki Naka and Jogeshwari to the central areas of Kurla and Ghatkopar, due to heavy rains.&nbsp;Waterlogging had apparently concealed the uncovered manhole in the area. A search operation was conducted by fire brigade and civic disaster management teams for almost two hours after which the man's body was recovered.&nbsp;Monsoon death toll in Mumbai Metropolitan Region has touched 10 so far. &nbsp;

Hakimuddin was trapped under debris and later pulled out by rescue teams and taken to Fauzia Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

A 63-year-old man was killed after a tree collapsed onto a shop near BMC Hindi School in Kurla (West), Mumbai amid heavy rainfall on Sunday. Video captured on CCTV showed him standing near his new shop just before the tree uprooted and fell on him. The man identified as Yunus Hakimuddin had gone to his newly owned shop in Kurla neighbourhood to prepare for its opening day when the incident happened. Residents alleged that no one from the municipal agency came for at least two hours after the tree fell. Hakimuddin was trapped under debris and later pulled out by rescue teams and taken to Fauzia Hospital, where he was declared brought dead by doctors. Mumbai has been witnessing extremely heavy rains for the last few days. Several areas in the city have recorded over 200 mm of rain, some crossing 300 mm in a 24-hour period. That's not all, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in the commercial capital for next 24 hours. 11-year-old boy killed In a similar incident, an 11-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured when a tree uprooted and collapsed on a moving school carrying students in Mumbai's Chembur area. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the school bus was carrying 12 children at the time of the accident. All the students were rescued by the bus conductor with the help of local residents immediately after the incident. Man falls into manhole While in another rain-related incident, 55-year-old man was reportedly taking over his phone when he got swept in a manhole on Khairani Road that connects the western suburbs of Andheri-Saki Naka and Jogeshwari to the central areas of Kurla and Ghatkopar, due to heavy rains. Waterlogging had apparently concealed the uncovered manhole in the area. A search operation was conducted by fire brigade and civic disaster management teams for almost two hours after which the man's body was recovered. Monsoon death toll in Mumbai Metropolitan Region has touched 10 so far.

Hakimuddin was trapped under debris and later pulled out by rescue teams and taken to Fauzia Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

Another monsoon-related death in Mumbai: Tree falls on man in Kurla amid heavy rain

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Pune building collapse: At least 15 trapped after waste mound crashes into PCMC plant

Monsoon-related death in Mumbai: tree falls on man in Kurla amid heavy rain