Delhi: Worker’s Corpse Fished Out Of Flooded Pit Of Under-Construction Building

The NDRF recovered the body of one of the three labourers who fell into a pit of an under-construction building in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Friday, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. The body of the victim was taken out by the officials. A search and rescue operation for the other two labourers was underway.

#WATCH | Delhi: The body of one of the three labourers who fell into a pit of an under-construction building in Vasant Vihar yesterday, being taken out by the NDRF team.

Search and rescue operation for the other two labourers underway. https://t.co/btvT7soLs3 pic.twitter.com/gfWiXFJ7fv

— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2024

Shrawan Yadav, relative of one of the victims, said, “A tree fell amid the heavy rains yesterday. Rooms made for labourers also caved in. One of the labourers belonged to Bihar’s Supaul district, the other one was from Araria district. One of the bodies is yet to be recovered”. 

VIDEO | “A tree fell amid the heavy rains yesterday. Rooms made for labourers also caved in. One of the labourers belonged to Bihar’s Supaul district, the other one was from Araria district. One of the bodies is yet to be recovered,” says Shrawan Yadav, relative of one of the… pic.twitter.com/isSwN7AA7r

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 29, 2024

On Friday, the national capital witnessed heavy, incessant rainfall, creating traffic snarls and roadblocks. A few labourers were trapped after an under-construction wall collapsed in the Vasant Vihar area.

According to preliminary reports, the collapse was worsened by the heavy rainfall, which also resulted in two trees falling into the basement pit where temporary huts for labourers were situated, as reported by ANI. Labour Dayaram and two other individuals were trapped in the mud and debris.

#WATCH | Latest visuals from the spot where a rescue operation is underway by NDRF, fire brigade and police officials after three labourers fell into a pit of an under-construction building in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area. https://t.co/NWZ60wugEt pic.twitter.com/Hu0rwPWSl0

— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024

Following the incident, rescue operations led by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and the fire department began. Teams were mobilised to take out any individuals trapped under the debris.

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In another incident on Friday, a portion of a canopy at a departure terminal at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed amid heavy rainfall in the national capital.

The incident took place when Delhi-NCR was hit by a spell of heavy rains on Friday. All flight operations from Terminal 1 are suspended until further notice, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said in an official statement. Delhi and the NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Friday.