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Rescuers race to free people trapped after building collapse in Delhi A residential building in the Indian capital Delhi has collapsed with dozens of students feared trapped inside.
救援人员竞相释放德里建筑物倒塌后被困的人 印度首都德里的一座住宅楼倒塌,数十名学生担心被困在里面。
Eyewitnesses told local media that as many as 50 people were inside the five-storey building in the Satya Niketan neighbourhood of south-west Delhi when it came down around 13:30 local time (08:00 GMT) on Sunday.
目击者告诉当地媒体,周日当地时间13:30(格林威治标准时间08:00)左右,多达50人在德里西南部Satya Niketan附近的五层建筑内。
At least three people were killed and three others are in a critical condition, news agency PTI reports, citing local police.
新闻社PTI援引当地警方报道,至少有三人死亡,另外三人情况危急。
At least eight people were said to have been rescued so far, according to reports. There had been construction work going on in the basement of the building, Hostel Daze, which sits a short distance from the Delhi University campus.
据报道,到目前为止,至少有八人被救出。 在离德里大学校园不远的地方,宿舍Daze正在进行建筑工程。
Many of the students staying there were thought to be in their rooms at the time of the collapse as there were no lessons on Sunday.
许多住在那里的学生被认为是在崩溃的时候在他们的房间里,因为星期天没有上课。
A legislative assembly member said at the scene that some of the trapped students had been making calls from under the rubble.
一名立法会议员在现场说,一些被困学生一直在瓦砾下打电话。
Eyewitnesses told local media that another building beside the hostel had also collapsed.
目击者告诉当地媒体,宿舍旁边的另一栋建筑也倒塌了。
One told news agency ANI that the other building had also been a hostel. Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta said an adjacent building had been evacuated "as a precautionary measure".
其中一人告诉新闻社ANI,另一栋大楼也是一个旅馆。 德里首席部长Rekha Gupta表示,相邻的一座建筑已被疏散"作为预防措施"。
"Every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped," she added.
她补充说:"正在尽一切可能的努力安全地营救那些被困的人。"
Delhi Police said the building had only been 40 or 50 years old.
德里警方说,这座建筑只有四五十年的历史。
The owner of a nearby shop told ANI that it had been under a 100-year lease and that the leaseholder had undertaken excavation work in the basement to expand the hostel and increase their income.
附近一家商店的老板告诉ANI,它已经在100年的租约下,租赁人已经在地下室进行了挖掘工作,以扩大宿舍并增加他们的收入。
"They strengthened the upper building, but the pillars below were weak," he said, noting that the construction workers had also been buried.
"他们加强了上层建筑,但下面的柱子很弱,"他说,并指出建筑工人也被埋葬了。
The National Students' Union of India called on the government to investigate the cause of the collapse and hold anyone found responsible to account.
印度全国学生会呼吁政府调查崩溃的原因,并追究任何被发现负责的人的责任。
"Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost," it said.
它说:"对学生和普通民众安全的疏忽不会不惜任何代价被容忍。"
Police are searching for the owner of the building, Times of India reports.
据《印度时报》报道,警方正在寻找这座大楼的主人。
Satya Niketan is a densely populated area which houses a large student population, with a number of hostels in the neighbourhood.
Satya Niketan是一个人口密集的地区,拥有大量的学生人口,附近有许多宿舍。
Building collapses are relatively common in Delhi, with more than a thousand recorded in the past three years causing dozens of deaths, according to fire department figures.
根据消防部门的数据,在德里,建筑物倒塌相对普遍,过去三年有超过一千人记录,导致数十人死亡。
Poor foundations, inadequate materials and unqualified construction workers were among the common reasons for collapses.
基础差、材料不足和建筑工人不合格是倒塌的常见原因之一。
Eleven people, including three children, were reportedly killed last April when a residential building collapsed in north-eastern Delhi.
据报道,去年4月,德里东北部一座住宅楼倒塌,造成11人死亡,其中包括三名儿童。
Watch: Delhi airport roof collapses due to heavy rain
观看:德里机场屋顶因大雨而倒塌
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