A six-storey under-construction fell on top of a four-storey in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday. Eighteen families lived in the four-storey building, according to reports. Three people have been confirmed dead.
A team of the National Disaster Response Force or NDRF has been called in from neighbouring Ghaziabad to help in the search and rescue operations, along with the police, which is trying to control the crowd.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the District Magistrate to follow up with the National Disaster Response Force team and Police for relief measures and to ensure immediate rescue.
Here are the LIVE updates on the story:
#NOIDA Building Collapsed #NDRF Teams are on the spot. So far 3 dead bodies have retrived. Ops Continue.
- NDRF (@NDRFHQ) July 18, 2018
2 male dead bodies have been recovered. 4 NDRF teams & dog squad are present on the spot, chances of any victim being alive are scant. Operations will continue till all victims are rescued: PK Srivastava, NDRF Commandant on building collapse in Greater Noida's Shah Beri village pic.twitter.com/Llhi9SS5Ku
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 17, 2018
Locals have told us that the building that collapsed was constructed 2 years ago & many flats in it were not occupied. Investigation will be carried out in this matter: BN Singh District Magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar on building collapse in Greater Noida's Shah Beri village pic.twitter.com/mWSMKBOdMM
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 17, 2018
Greater Noida Building Collapse: Under-Construction Building Falls On Another Near Delhi, Many TrappedTwo buildings collapsed in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday as a six-storey under-construction building fell on top of a four-storey building next to it. 18 families lived in the four-storey building, according to reports. Many are feared trapped."
#UPCM श्री #YogiAdityanath ने ग्रेटर नोएडा में इमारत गिरने की घटना का संज्ञान लेते हुए जिला प्रशासन को तत्काल एनडीआरएफ की सहायता से हर संभव मदद मुहैया कराने व घायलों के इलाज की समुचित व्यवस्था कराने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
- CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) July 17, 2018
As of now we don't know what happened, it is too early to say anything in that regard. Our motive right now is to save any life that is left. Rescue operations by NDRF are underway: Kumar Vineet, ADM, Gautam Budh Nagar on building collapse in Greater Noida's Shah Beri village pic.twitter.com/gKTzytr7im
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 17, 2018
Second team of #NDRF also reached and started rescue operation at Greated Noida where a building collapsed. pic.twitter.com/C00EV340Ke
- NDRF (@NDRFHQ) July 17, 2018
