'Trapped Students Making Phone Calls': BJP MLA On Delhi Building Collapse
The injured were rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment. They were stated to be critical.
As rescue teams in Delhi press on with efforts to reach and evacuate students trapped in a collapsed building near Satya Niketan, BJP MLA Anil Sharma expressed his shock at the tragic incident on Sunday. "This is a deeply tragic incident; there could be nothing more heartbreaking," he said, describing the students who come from all over to study and stay in the building’s hostels as they were trapped inside.
The exact number of students still trapped remains unknown, but Sharma confirmed that some have already been rescued, with two individuals being rescued by the NDRF and MCD. Others are making desperate phone calls from within the debris. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the site to oversee the rescue operations, while the Delhi Police has initiated an FIR registration in connection with the incident.
So far, six people have been rescued and taken to hospitals, and search and rescue operations continue to be underway at the scene.
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