Several people are feared trapped under the debris when a portion of a stone quarry caved in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have left Mirzapur to carry out rescue operations at the site in Billi Markundi village, according to officials.
District Magistrate B.N. Singh said a wall inside the Krishna Mines quarry suddenly caved in, trapping the workers, reported news agency PTI. "Some labourers are buried after a wall collapsed inside the quarry. Rescue efforts are underway," Singh has been quoted as saying.
The exact number of people trapped is still unknown.
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