India teams search for survivors after Delhi building collapse kills six

Rescue teams enactment to find survivors aft New Delhi gathering collapse.

A multistorey gathering successful the Indian capital, New Delhi, has collapsed, sidesplitting astatine slightest six radical and trapping dozens of others.

Rescue teams are searching the rubble of the collapsed building, which housed mostly students, adjacent a Delhi University field successful Satya Niketan connected Sunday.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said it treated respective victims aft the incident.

“Out of the 10 patients, 5 were brought dead, portion 1 diligent who was successful captious information aboriginal succumbed to his injuries,” AIIMS said successful a statement.

Crews from India’s catastrophe effect agency, constabulary and firefighters cleared debris with earthmovers and utilized detection dogs to hunt for those trapped inside. A adjacent gathering was evacuated implicit concerns that it could besides collapse.

Up to 40 radical stay trapped nether the rubble, according to occurrence serviceman Abhilash Malik. The fig of survivors and the origin of the mishap were not instantly clear.

A video filmed by a antheral trapped nether the rubble arsenic onlookers called for rescuers to assistance him has circulated online. Additional footage showed residents attempting to rescue survivors earlier catastrophe effect teams arrived.

Security unit basal defender arsenic rescuers behaviour a hunt cognition astatine the tract pursuing a gathering illness successful the Satya Niketan country successful New Delhi connected September 6, 2026. [AFP]

“The astir important happening for america is to prevention the lives of these students. Rescue operations volition transportation on,” Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta told section quality outlets.

“I guarantee you we won’t spare the guilty,” she said.

“Condolences to those who mislaid their loved ones. Praying for the speedy betterment of the injured. Authorities are moving astatine the tract and assisting those affected successful the mishap,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bureau said connected X.

Building collapses are predominant successful parts of India during the rainy play from June to September. A akin incidental occurred connected Saturday aft a three-storey gathering collapsed successful bluish India pursuing dense rain. No casualties were reported.

In 2025, astatine slightest 11 radical were killed aft a residential gathering collapsed successful the northeastern territory of New Delhi.