At least 17 people were killed as a portion of the compound wall of a residential complex collapsed on shanties following incessant rains in Pune, police said on Saturday.
The shanties were built for labourers working at a construction site nearby, they said.
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The compound wall collapsed around 1.45 am Friday night in the Kondhawa area, an official said.
Police, fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have launched a rescue operation, he said.
Three injured were admitted at a nearby hospital, he said.
