Several Injured After House Collapses In Delhi's Karol Bagh, CM-Designate Atishi Orders Inquiry

Delhi house collapse: CM-designate Atishi has ordered an inquiry into the incident of the house collapse in Delhi's Karol Bagh.

The debris of the collapsed house in Karol Bagh.

Source : Ahmed Bilal

Several people are feared to be trapped under the debris of a two-storey house that collapsed in the Bapa Nagar locality of the Karol Bagh area in Delhi. Five fire engines were rushed to the spot for search and rescue operations after the alert about the incident was received at 9:11 AM. The rescue operation is still underway.

There is no news of any death in the incident so far. The Karol Bagh house collapse was the latest in a list of similar rain-related incidents in Delhi and its surrounding regions. Last week, one person died after the wall of a dargah in Central Delhi's Nabi Karim area collapsed after heavy rain.

#WATCH | Delhi: A house collapsed in Karol Bagh area. A total of 5 fire tenders rushed to the site. Some portion of the building collapsed and some persons are suspected to be trapped under the debris. Further details awaited pic.twitter.com/0zPBWpAmkf

— ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2024

Delhi's CM-designate Atishi has ordered the District Magistrate to provide all assistance to the people living there and the victims. She said the injured are being provided treatment. She has also ordered an inquiry into the incident. "I have spoken to the Municipal Corporation Mayor regarding the accident. There has been a lot of rain this year, my appeal to all the people of Delhi is that if there is any possibility of any accident related to construction, then immediately inform the administration and the corporation, the government will immediately help you."

करोल बाग इलाक़े में मकान गिरने का ये हादसा बेहद दुखद है। मैंने ज़िलाअधिकारी को आदेश दिए हैं कि वहां रहने वाले लोगों और पीड़ितों की हर संभव मदद करें, कोई घायल है तो उसका इलाज कराएँ और इस हादसे के कारणों का पता लगाएँ। हादसे को लेकर निगम मेयर से भी बात हुई हैं।

इस साल बहुत बारिश… https://t.co/CfnLlIb6hx

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) September 18, 2024

Rain Forecast In Delhi Today

The Delhi-NCR has been receiving heavy rain over the past two weeks with no sign of any abatement. According to the regional meteorological centre, Delhi, Heavy to very heavy rain/thunderstorm/lightning at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh is likely.

The RMC has forecast light to moderate rain and thundershowers across Delhi on Wednesday.

"Heavy rain/thunderstorm/lightning at isolated places over Uttarakhand and west Uttar Pradesh. Thunderstorm/lightning at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh. Strong surface winds (Speed 20-30 KMPH) over Uttar Pradesh," the RMC Delhi warned. 

The downpours in Delhi-NCR over the last few days have also hit traffic movement, resulting in massive snarls. On Tuesday evening, several areas in Delhi and Noida reported snarls stretching for 1-2 kilometres. Long queues of vehicles were seen on Delhi's Ring Road and the Noida Bypass flyover. 

Watch: Light rainfall in Delhi's South Ex area has led to severe traffic congestion on Ring Road following the downpour pic.twitter.com/8syrRAru7o

— IANS (@ians_india) September 17, 2024

 

 

 

(With inputs from Ahmed Bilal.)