![The death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in Mumbai rose to 16](http://media.assettype.com/metrovaartha-en%2F2024-05%2Ff4a5a6dd-2192-4a78-acc2-58c2eff23c4b%2Fmumbai_cci.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
Mumbai | 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 x 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.