Nueva Delhi: At least four children died and 17 were injured in the western state of Rajasthan of India after the roof of a school building collapsed on Friday, local media reported, with still feared dozens trapped under the debris.
The images of the news channels showed the locals gathered around the collapse site, since the authorities used a crane to eliminate the rubble.
Local media reported that students attended classes in a government school in Jhalawar when the building collapsed.
The incident took place around 8:30 am local time at the PiPlodi government school in Manohar Thanahar, Jhalawar district, according to NDTV. The authorities said around 40 children, along with the teachers and the staff, were present when the roof of the single -floor building collapsed.
According NDTVThe building was in a ruined condition and had been the subject of previous complaints. The school offers education to class 8.
“Interested authorities have been instructed to guarantee adequate treatment for injured children,” Rajasthan Prime Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said in a position in X.
Some of the injured children were critical, confirmed local police officer Amit Kumar to PTI, Economic times reported.
“Four children have died and another 17 were injured. Ten children have been sent to Jhalawar, of which three to four are critical,” said Jhalawar Police Superintendent Amit Kumar to the news agency PTI.
He Indian Express He cited the Dangipura police station, so Abdul Hakim, saying that the students who died were between 14 and 16 years old. Senior officials of the Department of Administration, Police and Education of the District rushed to the site and the rescue operations began.
The injured were taken for the first time to the Community Health Center of Manharthana (CHC), where doctors declared four dead children. Eight severely injured students were referred to the Jhalawar district hospital to receive additional treatment, The Indian Express reported.
