Mumbai wall collapse death toll touches 31

The state government had announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased and had also asked the BMC to give an equal amount.
Debris seen after a portion of a compound wall collapsed on shanties adjacent to it due to heavy rainfall at Malad, East Mumbai (File Photo | PTI)
Debris seen after a portion of a compound wall collapsed on shanties adjacent to it due to heavy rainfall at Malad, East Mumbai (File Photo | PTI)

MUMBAI The death toll in the July 2 wall collapse in Pimpripada area of Malad East touched 31 Saturday with the death of 50-year-old Basanti Kishor Sharma in civic- run Cooper Hospital, an official said.

She was one of the over 90 people who were injured in the incident, the official added. The state government had announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased and had also asked the BMC to give an equal amount.

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