Mumbai building collapse kills dozens

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Rescuers have recovered 29 bodies from a collapsed five-storey apartment block in Mumbai.

More survivors and bodies are believed to be trapped in the rubble. The cause of the collapse of the 35-year old building is not known.

A shortage of cheap homes in Indian cities has led to a rise in illegal construction, often using substandard materials and shoddy methods.

In April, a building collapse killed 72 people in Thane, just outside Mumbai, India's financial centre. Officials said the structure used poor materials and did not have proper building permits.

Milind Bafna, a Mumbai government official whose employees were housed at the building, said 30 people were injured in the latest building collapse.

Officials previously said 46 people had been rescued by Friday evening. Bafna said more were found alive on Saturday morning.

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