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As many as seven people, including two children, were killed after a wall collapsed in Hari Nagar, Delhi’s Jaitpur, following heavy rainfall early on Saturday morning. "Seven people have died in the wall collapse incident in Harinagar, Jaitpur, including 3 men, 2 women and 2 girls," Delhi police said.

As per the information provided by the police, several scrap dealers lived in jhuggis near an old temple in Hari Nagar. Eight people were trapped after a weakened wall collapsed due to overnight heavy rainfall. All of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the hospital, where the majority of them succumbed to their injuries. 

#UPDATE | Seven people have died in the wall collapse incident in Harinagar, Jaitpur, including 3 men, 2 women and 2 girls: Delhi Police https://t.co/B9F9TE4LTk

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Additional DCP (South East) Aishwarya Sharma said, “There is an old temple here, and next to it are old jhuggis where scrap dealers live. The wall collapsed due to heavy rain overnight. We have now evacuated these jhuggis so that no such incident occurs in future.”

Initially, it was described as a case of building collapse by emergency notification, but subsequent investigation revealed that a wall had collapsed, injuring several. 

People living in the vulnerable area have been relocated from there. 

The incident occurred after the national capital experienced torrential rainfall late on Friday and early on Saturday morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert for the day in most parts of the capital, warning of heavy rain accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms.

People living in low-lying areas and structurally vulnerable places have been requested to exercise caution as more rain is expected in the coming days.