New Delhi: A series of desperate phone calls, frantic messages and harrowing videos sent from the dark depths of the debris marked Sunday’s gruelling race to save several students trapped inside the collapsed building.
An unidentified 19-year-old student extricated from the rubble was rushed to VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital at 3.05 pm. Medical authorities confirmed varying degrees of injuries among the rescued victims. Attending doctors reported that the patient was clinically stable, suffering primarily from minor injuries, including scalp abrasions, swelling over the right knee and a small elbow wound.
It took more than two and a half hours to pull him out and take him to the hospital, and then I received this video from Aditya,” Pratap said. “Vineet, one of my friends, has been admitted to RR Hospital in Dhaula Kuan,” said ABVP worker Alok Atri. For Abhyuday Pratap, the disaster unfolded in a rapid, nightmarish blur. Moments after navigating the immediate chaos to drop off one injured brother at the hospital, his world was shattered by a second crisis. He received a desperate video message sent directly from inside the rubble by his younger brother, Aditya, a student at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College. “One brother handed his phone to me through the debris. Aditya was later extricated from the wreckage and moved to AIIMS, where he is currently undergoing treatment. The extent of tragedy drew local student groups to coordinate at nearby medical facilities. “Five others have also been admitted at AIIMS. I have not been able to meet them yet.