Kerala medical college block caves in, woman stuck under for two hours, dies

A section of the Kottayam Medical College building in Kerala collapsed on Thursday morning, leaving one woman dead and two others injured. The incident took place around 10.45 am, when the bathroom portion behind wards 14 and 11 of the hospital came crashing down.

According to officials, the collapsed section was part of an old building. Fire brigade and police personnel rushed to the scene to check for further emergencies. As per authorities, this was a part of the building which was not in use.

Initially, Health Minister Veena George stated that the situation was under control and there were “no serious injuries.” “The construction of a new building for this block has been completed, and the shifting from this building had already begun. Two people suffered injuries, which are not very serious,” she said.

However, it later emerged that a woman who had been trapped under the debris for nearly two hours died after rescue teams failed to notice she was stuck inside the collapsed structure.

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