Mumbai rains: Two building crashes claim lives of 13, including 8 children; contractor booked

 In the Malad building collapse, among the 12 killed, nine members belonged to the same family.

New Delhi: Two separate building collapse incidents in Maharashtra’s Mumbai killed at least 13, including eight children.  On Thursday evening, a house crash at Dahisar, a western suburb of Mumbai, led to the death of an individual. One person died after three houses in a chawl crashed, PTI reported. The incident occurred at Lokhandi Chawl in Shivaji Nagar area of Dahisar east around 6.35 pm, officials said.  Earlier on Wednesday night, eight children and three adults were killed and seven others injured after a three-storey residential building collapsed on another structure in Malwani area of Mumbai. Another body was found later during the rescue and search operation on Thursday. In the Malad building collapse, among the 12 killed, nine members belonged to the same family. The building collapsed on another at the New Collector Compound on Abdul Hamid Road in the Malwani area of suburban Malad, the officials said.