A part of a dilapidated building collapsed in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Saturday evening. According to the information, a total of two bodies were recovered from the incident spot. 15 people were trapped in the building, of whom 12 have been rescued.
"I am deeply saddened by the death of seven devotees due to the collapse of a wall during the Chandanotsavam of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. My deepest condolences to the families of those who died in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains," read a post by the
Search and rescue operations are underway by the teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force, an official said.
Four people have succumbed to their injuries, and 14 people were rescued after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning, police said.
One person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed near Madhu Vihar police station in Delhi during the dust storm which struck the national capital, police said on Friday.
Of the total casualties, 21 people died as a result of the thunderstorm, while one person succumbed to injuries caused by lightning, the DM said, adding that significant damage has also been reported to homes, livestock, and agricultural crops.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a public interest litigation (PIL) case over several bridge collapses in Bihar to be transferred to the Patna High Court.