WATCH: Tragic moment a giant hoarding collapses in Mumbai; 14 dead, over 70 injured

(*70*) least 14 folks have died and over 70 others injured as a 120 toes hoarding collapsed in Mumbai as a result of heavy rains. The incident passed off on Monday night in the town’s Ghatkopar space.

As per the Hindustan Times, 75 folks have suffered accidents, whereas 89 folks have been rescued from beneath the rubble. All the injured folks had been rushed to hospitals. Thirty-one folks had been discharged later.

Meanwhile, the video of the collapse has gone viral on the Internet. Footage confirmed the tragic moment the giant hoarding got here crashing on the bottom.

The hoarding, measuring 120x120sqft, violated laws, a Times of India report acknowledged. As per the native civic physique, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), a hoarding can have a most measurement of 40x40sqft. It additionally weighed a whooping 250 tons, the media outlet reported.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police have registered a case beneath sections 304, 338, 337, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code towards Bhavesh Bhide and others at Pantnagar police station. Bhide has been recognized because the proprietor of the hoarding.

An ex-gratia quantity of INR 5 lakhs (USD 5,986) for the deceased’s kin has been introduced by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The deaths had been condoled by India’s President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.