At least seven dead and dozens feared trapped after student housing collapses in Delhi

Security personnel stand guard as rescue workers conduct a search operation for survivors at the site of a building collapse in the Satya Niketan area in New Delhi on 6 September 2026 - (AFP/Getty)

At least seven people have died after a five-storey student hostel collapsed in the Indian capital Delhi on Sunday.

The incident took place in south-west Delhi’s Satya Niketan, close to the south campus of the University of Delhi. The area is densely populated, housing a large number of students in private hostels.