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    2 bodies retrieved from car; death toll in Mumbai hoarding collapse rises to 16

    Mumbai, May 16: The death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai rose to 16 on Thursday with rescue personnel retrieving two bodies from a car stuck underneath the structure, an NDRF official said.

    “The bodies of a male and a female were retrieved from the car struck below the hoarding in Chheda Nagar area shortly after midnight, the official said.

    The giant 120×120 feet hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump during gusty winds on Monday evening.

    The search and rescue operation is in progress, the official said.