Several dead, many injured after 5-storey building collapses in Mumbai

12 lives claimed, 15 injured as 5-storey building collapses in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar area on Thursday morning. (Photo: PTI)

The incident occurred two days after the city was pummelled by torrential rains, which may have caused damage to the building. (Photo: ANI)

A rescue worker makes an announcement on a loudspeaker at the site of building collapse on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Rescue workers clear debris from the site of building collapse in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar. (Photo: AP)

Rescue work in progress after a five storey building collapsed in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

A policeman makes an announcement on a loudspeaker at the site of building collapse in South Mumbai on August 31, 2017. (Photo: AP)

A 45-member team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is carrying out the rescue operation with the help of fire brigade personnel. (Photo: AP)

Rescuers work at the site of building collapse in Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar. (Photo: AP)