Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi

Rescuers race to free people trapped after building collapse in Delhi Rescuers are digging through the rubble a day after a residential building collapsed in the Indian capital, Delhi, killing at least seven people. It's not clear how many people were inside the five-storey building in south-west Delhi - or if there are still people under the debris. Eyewitnesses told local media on Sunday that two-to-four dozen people were inside, but no official numbers have been shared. Authorities have confirmed 12 people were taken to hospital and that seven died while others are receiving treatment. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said "accumulation of water, combined with ongoing repair work in the basement" of the building, Hostel Daze, caused the collapse.

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