- By Raju Kumar
- Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Building Collapse: A building collapsed in Delhi's Rohini on Wednesday. According to the Delhi Fire Service, at least four-five people have been feared trapped in the building.
A fire officer said five teams were pressed into service after they received a call regarding the building collapse in Sector 7.
RK Sinha, Assistant Divisional Officer, Delhi Fire Service, said, " Around 4:15 pm, we got information that in Rohini Sector 7, a house has collapsed. All government agencies reached here on time. The search operation is underway. 4-5 people are feared trapped."
Earlier in the last month on May 18, three people were killed after a wall collapsed at an under-construction basement site of a hotel, following heavy rainfall, at Arakashan Road in Paharganj. Heavy rain accompanied by strong left a trail of destruction in the Delhi-NCR.
Meanwhile, several parts of the country has been facing rain fury, affecting lives of lakhs of people. Parts of Northeastern states, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur were devasted by the rains and floods.
IMD Forecasts Thunderstorms In South Bengal
The IMD has forecast thunderstorms with light to moderate rainfall in the south Bengal districts till Friday morning, while the sub-Himalayan districts are likely to receive heavy rain.
The metropolis and adjoining Salt Lake received sharp showers on Tuesday night, bringing down minimum temperatures sharply, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar are likely to receive heavy rain till Thursday morning, it said.
Salt Lake received the highest rainfall in south Bengal at 81.3 mm in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, it said. Kolkata's Alipore recorded 38 mm of rainfall, while Dum Dum received 57 mm of rainfall during the period.
Cooch Behar in north Bengal received the highest rainfall in West Bengal at 139 mm, while adjoining Alipurduar recorded 110.2 mm rain.
