Shaken and quivering over the death of 21-year-old Gulafsa, who was four months pregnant, her parents said that their daughter called them from under the debris around 5pm.
For Gulafsa’s family, the wait ended in grief. Gulafsa had married around four years ago, but separated from her husband about a year ago and had since been living with a partner. Gulafsa was crossing the road to meet her family, who lived in the same locality, when the building collapsed. The search for missing family members continued even as ambulances brought the rescued and injured to the hospital. Nusrat, the daughter of the building owner, Mohammed Anwar, was also among those whose whereabouts were being anxiously enquired into by her family and relatives. She had been living with the family for the last few weeks.
Also Read I ‘She is 4 months pregnant’: Families search for loved ones after Delhi’s Seemapuri building collapse Rescue workers had pulled out at least 11 people from the debris by Wednesday night. Those rescued included 56-year-old Momin Mirja, who lived in a house in one of the affected buildings; three-year-old Abdaan, Nusrat’s son; the owner’s 28-year-old son, Abdul Rehman; 28-year-old neighbour Devruddin; 50-year-old Salma, the owner’s wife; 34-year-old Chote; 35-year-old tenant Sakina; and 30-year-old Samad, Abdul’s brother-in-law.
Gulafsa’s sister Sameena said she had a four-year-old daughter, Zoya.
The lawns outside the GTB Hospital’s emergency ward was a scene of desperation as relatives of the fated building’s inhabitants moved around, calling out names and showing photographs of the residents on their phones, seeking any information from hospital and ambulance staff about those pulled out from the debris.
