Mahad Building Collaspe: Story of 4-year-old boy rescued after 19 hours

At least 16 people have died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Monday.Among those who lost their lives includes 7 males and 9 females. 

The incident took place when a five-storey residential building collapsed in a residential area of Mahad in Maharashtra's Raigad district on August 24. 

A four year old boy was pulled out safely from the rubble of the collpased building in Mahad. The boy identified as Mohammed Nadim Bangi after he was pulled out by NDRF personnel. The search operation team found out lifeless body of his mother, 32-year-old Naushin. And later at 5 pm bodies of his two sisters — Aisha (6) and Rukaiya (2) — were also found.

According to Mohamed’s uncle Bashir Parkar, the family had gone to village after the lockdown was imposed but returned “just a few days ago” so that Aisha could pursue her online classes with better Internet connectivity. 

Mohamed’s father stays in Dubai for work. Mohamed’s uncle Bashir said they got a call around 7 pm on Monday about the collapse. “We were calling Naushin on her phone constantly through the night but we could not get through. In the morning, it rang and there was hope that they would all survive,” Mohamed’s grandfather Muhammad Ali said.

The four year old boy was under the rubble for over 19 hours, he was trapped in a pocket of air under a fallen pillar. “We had cleared one stretch of debris when our personnel sighted the child. He was in a sitting position… our team successfully managed to get him out,” NDRF officer Alok Kumar said. 

Mohamed’s father Nadeem reached Mahad on Tuesday.