One killed, five rescued after two houses collapse in Varanasi
Varanasi (PTI): A woman died and five people were rescued as two old houses collapsed near the Kashi Vishwanath temple here on Tuesday morning, officials said.
A few others are feared trapped under the debris.
Two houses, which are said to be over 70 years old, collapsed in the Khoya Gali Chowk area here, trapping eight people. A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team pulled out five people from the rubble. They were taken to the hospital, the officials said.
Divisional Commissioner of Varanasi Kaushal Raj Sharma said one woman has died.
Some people are feared trapped under the rubble and efforts are being made to rescue them, the officials said.
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Chhindwara (PTI): Hectic efforts continued for the second day on Wednesday to rescue three labourers trapped under the debris after an under-construction well caved-in at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, police said.
Teams of the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were making all efforts for the last 16 hours to rescue the three persons, including a woman, at Khunajhir Khurd in the district, Collector Sheelendra Singh said.
The rescuers were continuously communicating with the trapped persons, he said.
The incident took place in the village late Tuesday evening, officials said.
Those trapped under the debris have been identified as labourers Shahjadi Khan (50), her son Rashid (18) and nephew Bashid (18), according to officials.
