Meerut house collapse death toll rises to 10.
Meerut/Lucknow (UP): The death toll in the collapse of a three-storey house in the Zakir Nagar area of Meerut has risen to 10 while the rescue work at the site is still underway, the district administration said Sunday. District Magistrate Deepak Meena said a process was underway to provide financial assistance of 24 lakh for each deceased from the natural calamity fund and 1.20 lakh for the house being completely damaged. Action is also being taken to provide financial assistance to the affected family for the animals that died in the incident, he said. The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress expressed deep sorrow over the house collapse and demanded that the government provide proper compensation to the affected family. Meanwhile, the district administration released a new list of the deceased Sunday afternoon. According to it, those who died have been identified as Naffo alias Nafias (65), her son Sajid (40), Saima (35) the wife of Sajid; Sania (15) (Sajid’s daughter), Saqib (12) (Sajid’s son); Farhana (27), Alisa (25), Ria (10), Himsa (6 months) and Saifiyan (7).
