Four dead, several trapped under billboard in freak accident in Mumbai

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MUMBAI: At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday (May 13) local officials said.

An aerial view shows a fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai , India, May 13, 2024 MUMBAI: At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday local officials said.

A rescue operation for the people remaining trapped under the billboard is ongoing. Fire services, police, disaster response officials and other authorities are all involved in the rescue efforts, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the civic body that runs Mumbai, said on X.

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