A portion of a garbage dump collapsed in east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site today, killing one person, while four others have been rescued, officials said.

According to the officials, four vehicles, which were moving on a nearby road, fell into a drain after the garbage dump collapsed on them this afternoon.

“One person has been killed and four others have been rescued,” a senior police official said.

According to a fire department official, the rescue operation is underway and four fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.