Eight people feared trapped under collapsed wall in Guntur

May 14, 2016 08:28 pm | Updated 08:28 pm IST - GUNTUR

At least eight people were feared to have been trapped under a huge mound of mud as a wall collapsed in an under construction shopping mall near Mother Teresa statue centre here on Saturday evening.

The workers were engaged in digging the earth for laying the foundation.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Guntur West, Saritha said that the huge mound of mud fell on the workers. The rescue operations have begun and a JCB has arrived at the spot.

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