NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the loss of lives in New Delhi at a wall collapse incident that took place on Friday.

"I pray that those who are injured recover at the earliest. Anguished by the mishap in Alipur, Delhi,  My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. " Prime Minister  Narendra Modi said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also expressed grief over the incident, expressing that the accident that occurred in Alipur is really tragic, and he prayed for the peace of the departed souls. "The district administration is actively engaged in relief and rescue operations. I am personally monitoring it," the chief minister said in a tweet.

At least five people were killed and several others injured after a boundary wall of an under-construction godown collapsed in New Delhi on Friday afternoon.

The rescue operation is still underway as more people are feared to be trapped under the debris.

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