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Image caption Ambulances, fire engines and members of the disaster relief force are working at the site At least 16 people have died and 24 others have been rescued after a building collapse in Mumbai. Rescue officials say five to 10 people are still trapped. A six-storey building toppled over in India's financial capital on Thursday. The building in the densely populated Bhendi Bazaar area was believed to be about 100 years old. Ambulances, fire engines and members of the disaster relief force are still working at the site. Mumbai is recovering from heavy rains and flooding. The residential building gave way around 08:40 India time [03:10 GMT], reports said. 'High quality housing in short supply' Suranjana Tewari, BBC News Mumbai This is the third building collapse in Mumbai in less than a month. Police suspect that Tuesday's torrential rain weakened the structure of the building that collapsed. Whether that's proven or not, questions are likely

Britain's Chris Froome extended his lead in the Vuelta a Espana as Colombia's Miguel Angel Lopez claimed a solo victory on stage 11. Team Sky's Froome was second on the mountainous stage which finished in the Sierra Nevada in Andalucia. The four-time Tour de France winner was 14 seconds behind Lopez and now leads the race by one minute and 19 seconds. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali was beaten to the line by Froome, but moved up to second in the general classification. Former winner Nibali accelerated on the final climb of the 187.5km stage, but Froome - bidding to become the first British winner of the third of cycling's three grand tours - bridged the gap. Astana rider Lopez surged with 2km to go and Froome was content to allow him to push on for the stage win. Orica-Scott rider Esteban Chaves had started the stage in second, 36 seconds behind Froome, but the Colombian finished 17th, losing more than two minutes on the day to slip to third. If Froome wins,

A chemical plant near the flooded city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need to be kept cool, and there is no way to prevent a possible fire, the company said. At least 33 people have been killed in the aftermath of the storm. US energy supplies have also been hit, as oil companies shut down pipelines. The US National Weather Service downgraded the former hurricane to a tropical depression but has forecast continuing heavy rainfall over eastern Texas and western Louisiana. What happened at the chemical plant? The Arkema chemical plant shut down its production on Friday, before the storm made landfall. But 40in (102cm) of rainfall in the area flooded the site and cut off its power, the company said in a statement. Backup generators were also flooded. Image copyright AFP Image caption The main road leading to the plant i

US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said the US is "never out of diplomatic solutions" in dealing with North Korea. It comes after President Donald Trump tweeted that "talking is not the answer" to the country's military ambitions. Russia has also warned the US against taking military action, saying it would be "fraught with unpredictable consequences". North Korea caused alarm by firing a missile over Japan on Tuesday. The missile, which Japan called an "unprecedented" threat, crossed the northern Hokkaido region early on Tuesday, triggering public alerts to take cover, before landing in the sea about 1,180km (730 miles) off the coast. North Korea later said it was  "the first step" of wider military operations  in the Pacific, and repeated its threats to the US Pacific island of Guam. Skip Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump  Follow Donald J. Trump   ✔ @realDonaldTrump The U.S. has been talking to N