A total of 53 people were killed in a building collapse in the Chinese city of Changsha, authorities said. This is stated in the report of the news agency Reuters.
China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that the building collapsed in Changsha last week. Rescue workers rescued at least 10 people alive in the building collapse. A total of 53 people were killed.
The city of Changsha is located in Hunan Province. The eight-storey building of the city collapsed on April 29.
Authorities say the house was “self-built.” Rescue operations continued for several days after the demolition.
Several people were missing in the building collapse. Rescue workers rescued a woman alive from the rubble of the building on Thursday.
Earlier, authorities confirmed the deaths of five people in the building collapse. A total of 53 people were killed in the incident.
According to CCTV, local authorities are investigating the incident. Several people have already been arrested in the incident.
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