India groups seek for survivors after Delhi constructing collapse kills six | Housing News
Rescue groups work to find survivors after New Delhi constructing collapse.
Published On 7 Sep 2026
A multistorey constructing within the Indian capital, New Delhi, has collapsed, killing at the least six individuals and trapping dozens of others.
Rescue groups are looking out the rubble of the collapsed constructing, which housed largely college students, close to a Delhi University 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 useless, whereas one affected person who was in important 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 canines to seek for these trapped inside. A close-by constructing was evacuated over issues that it may additionally collapse.
Up to 40 individuals stay trapped below the rubble, in accordance with hearth officer Abhilash Malik. The variety of survivors and the reason for the accident weren’t instantly clear.
A video filmed by a person trapped below the rubble as onlookers referred to as for rescuers to assist him has circulated on-line. Additional footage confirmed residents making an attempt 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)
“The most vital factor for us is to avoid wasting the lives of those college students. Rescue operations will keep on,” Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta advised 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 helping these affected within the mishap,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s workplace mentioned on X.
Building collapses are frequent in components 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 least 11 individuals had been killed after a residential constructing collapsed within the northeastern district of New Delhi.
