Building collapse incidents in India (2021–2026)
India has 11 case studies on HowToSurvive.in (building collapse). Together they record 220 deaths and 204 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is Unnao Basement Slab Collapse: 2 Dead During Shuttering Removal (28 Oct 2026). The deadliest is Morbi Suspension Bridge Collapse: 135 Deaths After Reopening (135 deaths, 30 Oct 2022).
All building collapse case studies
- Unnao Basement Slab Collapse: 2 Dead During Shuttering RemovalGangaghat, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh · 28 Oct 20262 dead · 1 injured
- Jamuria Chimney Collapse, Asansol: Four Workers Killed at Sponge Iron Plant; Cause Under InvestigationShyam SEL sponge iron plant, Ikra industrial area, Jamuria, Asansol, West Bengal · 17 Oct 20264 dead · 1 injured
- Hyderabad MVSR College Dandiya Truss Collapse, Nadergul: One Student Killed, 22 Hurt; Three Arrested, Case Against ManagementMVSR Engineering College, Nadergul, Hyderabad, Telangana · 17 Oct 20261 dead · 22 injured
- Peshawar School Roof Collapse, October 2026: At Least 35 Dead, Mostly ChildrenDir Colony, Peshawar, Pakistan · 15 Oct 202635 dead · 52 injured
- Seemapuri Building Collapse: Rescue Updates and Unresolved Safety QuestionsNear Idgah Machhli Mandi, New Seemapuri, Delhi · 7 Oct 20265 dead · 8 injured
- Ambala Dhulkot building collapse: six died as investigators examine construction safetyDhulkot area, Ambala City, Haryana · 27 Sep 20266 dead · 12 injured
- Kudasan construction collapse: rescue updates and why scene clearance still mattersKudasan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat · 9 Sep 202612 injured
- Seven die in Delhi’s Satya Niketan building collapseSatya Niketan, New Delhi · 6 Sep 20267 dead · 5 injured
- Bhuleshwar Ganpati Idol Collapse: Two Lives Lost — When a Celebration’s Heavy Structure Becomes a Falling HazardJay Ambe Chowk, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra · 22 Aug 20262 dead · 5 injured
- Morbi Suspension Bridge Collapse: 135 Deaths After ReopeningJulto Pul (suspension bridge), Machchhu River, Morbi, Gujarat · 30 Oct 2022135 dead · 56 injured
- Muradnagar Crematorium Shelter Collapse (3 January 2021): At Least 23 Dead, Later Reports 24 to 25Ukhlarsi cremation ground, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh · 3 Jan 202123 dead · 30 injured