3 people, including 4-year-old girl, killed in Delhi building collapse

Three people, including a four-year-old girl, have died after a two-storey building collapsed near Delhi's Lahori Gate on Sunday evening, the Delhi police said. The police have also registered a case over negligence and endangering life or personal safety under sections 304A, 336, 337, and 338.

On Monday morning, two more people were rescued in the operations that stretched late into the night. Earlier, ten people were rescued and admitted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. The incident took place at around 7:30 pm on Sunday, according to the police.

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According to the police, the building was in a dilapidated condition. “Many people got injured. Ten people have been admitted to LNJP hospital. A four-year-old girl has died. A rescue operation is underway. Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are present at the spot,” Shweta Chauhan, DCP, Central district, Delhi, had earlier told ANI.

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The incident comes amid heavy rain in the national capital over the weekend. The city saw a new record as 74 mm of rain was received till 8 am on Sunday - this was the second highest in the month of October since 2007. Not just Delhi, the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh has been lashed by rain too. Several rain-related incidents have been reported.