India, July 8 -- An under-construction building in Delhi's Rohini area collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, leading to the death of one person after at least eight people were trapped under the debris. Teams of the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) launched a rescue operation following the collapse amid incessant rainfall in the national capital, though the authorities did not confirm whether the collapse was caused by weather.

The incident took place at 4.20 pm near an MCD school in Sector 16 of Rohini. Track live updates on Delhi, Gurgaon weather

Seventy-two-year old Rajbir Singh Badhana was meters away from the under-construction building that came crashing down and had a narrow escape. No...