India, Aug. 9 -- At least seven people, including two girls, were killed after a wall collapsed in Hari Nagar, Jaitpur, early Saturday morning, following heavy overnight rain that lashed the national capital.

"Seven people have died in the wall collapse incident in Harinagar, Jaitpur, including 3 men, 2 women and 2 girls," Delhi police said.

According to police, the incident occurred near an old temple where several scrap dealers lived in adjacent jhuggies. The sudden collapse of the wall, weakened by heavy rain, trapped eight residents. All were rescued and rushed to hospital, but several were in critical condition and later succumbed to their injuries.

Additional DCP (South East) Aishwarya Sharma said, "There is an old temple here, a...