Solan building collapse: Death toll rises to 12
TNN Bureau. Updated: 7/15/2019 3:09:02 PM |
Solan, Jul 15: Twelve, including 11 Army jawan were killed while one is still missing after a building collapsed amid heavy rain, here in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday.
"With the retrieving of four more bodies of Army jawan, the death toll in Sunday’s building collapsed rose to 12," official said.
State Government released the figure of the death toll after overnight rescue and relief operation into Sunday's multistory food eatery collapse.
Press Secretary to Chief Minister of Jai Ram Thakur, Rajiv Thakur confirmed in an update of the tragedy that out of 30 defence personnel missing, 29 have been retrieved including 11 dead and 18 injured, adding that one more jawan was yet to be rescued.
Out of 12 Civilian all have been rescued including 11 injured and one dead.
The building collapsed on the Nahan-Kumarhatti road, around 1600 hrs on Sunday after heavy rainfall.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have taken over the rescue, officials added.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur along with Vidhan Sabha speaker Dr Rajeev Bindal and Social Justice and Empowerment minister Dr Rajeev Sehjal also visited the hospital and site of tragedy and inquired about the well being of injured army jawans and civilians.
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