India, May 17 -- An under-construction building collapsed in Delhi's Paharganj area on Saturday, leaving three people dead. Rescue teams are conducting search and rescue operations at the site.

Officials said that at Ara Kansa Road near Krishna Hotel in Paharganj, the side wall of an under-construction basement collapsed. Four fire tenders were immediately sent to the site.

They also added that three people were initially trapped and rescued, but all three were later declared dead.

The incident took place on a day when strong winds and a dust storm swept across parts of Delhi and neighboring cities like Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, following similar weather conditions in the region the previous day.

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