Overview
- Rescue teams from the NDRF, SDRF, CISF, police and fire services are clearing debris after a quarry wall gave way at Krishna Mines in Billi Markundi.
- Officials confirmed three fatalities as of Sunday, with the toll rising after two more bodies were found following an initial recovery.
- Estimates of those still unaccounted for range from about eight to around 15, and authorities say the exact number remains unclear.
- The collapse occurred during drilling to prepare holes for blasting, and operations are slowed by unstable slopes, massive boulders, site depth and earlier darkness.
- The district administration ordered a probe, police registered an FIR against the operating firm and its partners, ex-gratia relief was promised, and senior police said the owners reportedly left the site after the incident.