NEW DELHI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least one person died and around 15 were trapped under the debris when a portion of a stone mine collapsed in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, confirmed the local police on Sunday.
The incident occurred late on Saturday evening in the state's Sonbhadra district. Rescue work was on to bring out those trapped, added the police.
All the victims were workers engaged in the stone mine.
Senior officials of the district were reportedly at the site of the incident, overseeing the rescue work. ■
