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5 Rescued After 2 Houses Collapse In Varanasi, 3 Feared Trapped

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Initially, nine people, including a woman police constable, were trapped under the debris, news agency ANI reported. Following efforts by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team, the constable, along with other trapped persons, have been rescued.

The injured persons have been admitted to a nearby hospital. The constable is also undergoing treatment and is stable, police said.

“The rescue operation is about to finish now. 9 people in the family were trapped; all of them were taken out and sent to a hospital. A woman constable who was on duty here has been injured and sent to the BHU Trauma Centre, where she is out of danger. A woman admitted at Kabir Chaura Hospital has been declared dead in a hospital,” ANI quoted Varanasi police commissioner Mohit Agarwal as saying.