Rescue groups work to find survivors after New Delhi constructing collapse.
Printed On 7 Sep 2026
A multistorey constructing within the Indian capital, New Delhi, has collapsed, killing at the very least six folks and trapping dozens of others.
Rescue groups are looking out the rubble of the collapsed constructing, which housed principally college students, close to a Delhi College campus in Satya Niketan on Sunday.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mentioned it handled a number of victims after the incident.
“Out of the ten sufferers, 5 had been introduced lifeless, whereas one affected person who was in essential situation later succumbed to his accidents,” AIIMS mentioned in a press release.
Crews from India’s catastrophe response company, police and firefighters cleared particles with earthmovers and used detection canine to seek for these trapped inside. A close-by constructing was evacuated over issues that it may additionally collapse.
As much as 40 folks stay trapped underneath the rubble, based on fireplace officer Abhilash Malik. The variety of survivors and the reason for the accident weren’t instantly clear.
A video filmed by a person trapped underneath the rubble as onlookers known as for rescuers to assist him has circulated on-line. Further footage confirmed residents trying to rescue survivors earlier than catastrophe response groups arrived.
![Security personnel stand guard as rescue personnel conduct a search operation at the site following a building collapse in the Satya Niketan area in New Delhi on September 6, 2026. [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6a9e45c8ab0e-1788757448.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
“An important factor for us is to save lots of the lives of those college students. Rescue operations will stick with it,” Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta informed native information shops.
“I guarantee you we gained’t spare the responsible,” she mentioned.
“Condolences to those that misplaced their family members. Praying for the speedy restoration of the injured. Authorities are working on the web site and aiding these affected within the mishap,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s workplace mentioned on X.
Constructing collapses are frequent in elements of India through the wet season from June to September. An analogous incident occurred on Saturday after a three-storey constructing collapsed in northern India following heavy rain. No casualties had been reported.
In 2025, at the very least 11 folks had been killed after a residential constructing collapsed within the northeastern district of New Delhi.
