July 17, 2018 / 8:18 PM / Updated 29 minutes ago

Six-storey building collapses near Delhi - Indian police

(Reuters) - A six-storey building collapsed into a neighbouring construction site in Greater Noida near New Delhi late on Tuesday, trapping at least 15 people, police said.

A local media outlet reported that a rescue team had found at least two dead bodies, with at least 50 people feared trapped.

The building was housing up to a dozen families, according to India TV.

The National Disaster Response Force has been asked to provide all possible help and medical supplies to the injured, the office of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in a tweet.

Reporting by Bhanu Pratap and Rama Venkat Raman in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva