Delhi: Two dead, several feared dead as Ghazipur landfill collapses

By Gogona Saikia

Sep 01, 2017

05:33 pm

What's the story

Two people were killed and others are feared dead as part of the garbage landfill at Delhi's Ghazipur collapsed. As it fell at around 2:30pm, several cars were swept into a nearby canal. At least four people have been rescued. Rescue teams are actively working at the site. The Ghazipur landfill, several storeys high, is one of the capital's main dumping spots.

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Reason for the collapse not yet known

Rescue operation is underway. Reason of the incident can be ascertained only after investigation: Ranbir Singh, EDMC Commissioner #Delhi pic.twitter.com/1mXLumfb5t

— ANI (@ANI) September 1, 2017

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