From India, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that at least 25 people have died in a four-storey building that collapsed in the western Indian city of Mumbai, while 32 were injured in the rubble.

The collapse is the latest in a series in Mumbai due to poor construction practices in the country, although the cause of this particular collapse is unknown yet. More than 100 people have been killed in five building collapses in Mumbai between April and June alone.

Sources quoted one of the onlookers, Preeti Pawar saying: “Five members from my family were trapped inside. So far, two have been rescued. I am praying to God others will also come out alive.”

Earlier, officials were reported as saying that up to 90 people could be trapped in the building, which had been home to families of employees of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.

They said the municipality had asked the residents to vacate the property earlier this year.

It was also gathered that property prices and rent in Mumbai are among the highest in Asia. Many citizens are forced to live in old, dilapidated properties in a land-scarce city.