4-Year-Old Boy Miraculously Survives Raigad Building Crash As Rescue Teams Burst Into Cheer

A four-year-old boy who was trapped in debris for hours miraculously survived the fatal building collapse in Maharashtra's Raigad district.

The boy was trapped in the debris for more than 19 hours and was rescued by the National Disaster Response Force team. The NDRF and local officials could nto contain their joy upon founding the boy alive.

4 Years Old boy Mohammad Bangi rescued by NDRF team after more than 36 hours from the rubble of the collapsed 5-Storey building in Raigad, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/b0V6NcA8IM

¡ª Sajid Kashmiri ? (@Beingsajiddarr) August 25, 2020

The incident was caught on camera where the rescue officials are seen bursting into cheers after the child was pulled out alive from the debris.

The child, identified as Mohammad Bangi, was taken to a hospital on stretcher.

Miracles do happen. Timely rescue of four year old Mohamad Bangi by @NDRFHQ in Kajalpura in District #Raigad, #Maharashtra. A multi-storey building had collapsed yesterday. The first few hours are the golden hours. But here the boy is saved. pic.twitter.com/tLo22k6mPJ

¡ª kamaljit sandhu (@kamaljitsandhu) August 25, 2020

Around 40 families resided in the building named Tarique Garden. The structure was not than 40 years old.

At 6.50 pm Monday, the top three floors collapsed. Some residents managed to escape before it came down.

The death toll in the incident has now touched 16, and the rescue operation ended after 33 hours.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was saddened by the incident, and prayed the injured recovered soon. ¡°Saddened by the building collapse in Mahad, Raigad in Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their dear ones. I pray the injured recover soon. Local authorities and NDRF teams are at the site of the tragedy, providing all possible assistance,¡± he said in a statement released by the Prime Minister¡¯s Office.