At least seven people have died in a building collapse in the western Indian state of Gujarat, police and rescue workers said, but the toll could rise as more people are feared trapped under the rubble, CNN reported.
The five-story building collapsed on Saturday afternoon in the city of Surat, Babulal Yadav of the National Disaster Response Force told reporters. Rescue operations resumed this morning with debris being cleared, the city’s deputy police commissioner, Rajesh Parmar, said, adding that it was not clear how many people were still trapped. One woman was rescued on Sunday after a 12-hour operation. The cause of the collapse is not yet known.