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Maharashtra Moshi tragedy: Death toll rises to eight; one person still missing, says civic commissioner

An estimated 23 people were trapped when the incident occurred on Wednesday. The three-storey administrative building of the waste-to-energy plant, operated by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, collapsed after a huge mound of waste caved in and crashed onto the structure like a landslide

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NDRF personnel at the Moshi site in Pune district on Saturday. PIC/PTI

NDRF personnel at the Moshi site in Pune district on Saturday. PIC/PTI

The death toll in the collapse of the administrative building at the Moshi waste processing unit near Pune has risen to eight, while 14 people have been rescued, news agency PTI reported. One person remains missing, and rescue operations are continuing, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi said on Saturday evening.

According to officials, an estimated 23 people were trapped when the incident occurred on Wednesday.

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