BEIJING: Rescuers in central China pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a partially collapsed building six days ago.
unknown woman. The city is the 10th survivor of the disaster ChangshaAt least five people have died and an unknown number, possibly dozens, are still missing.
The official said that on April 29, about 132 hours after the rear of the six-storey building suddenly collapsed, it was rescued soon after midnight on Thursday. xinhua news agency informed of.
The woman was conscious and advised the rescue team how to get her out without causing any further injuries. Xinhua has said. The teams used drones and electronic life detectors, along with dogs and hand tools, in the search.
Xinhua has arrested at least nine people, including its owner, in connection with the collapse of what it described as a “self-constructed building” on suspicion of violating building codes or other violations.
In addition, three persons in charge of design and construction and five others were also arrested for allegedly giving false security assessments for a guest house on the fourth to sixth floors of the building.
The building also contained a residence, a cafe and shops.
The rise in the number of collapses of self-built buildings in recent years prompted the Chinese president Xi Jinping To call last month for additional investigation to uncover structural weaknesses.
Poor adherence to safety standards, including illegal addition of additional floors and failure to reinforcing iron bars, are often blamed for such disasters. China also suffers from decaying infrastructure such as gas pipes that have led to explosions and collapses.
unknown woman. The city is the 10th survivor of the disaster ChangshaAt least five people have died and an unknown number, possibly dozens, are still missing.
The official said that on April 29, about 132 hours after the rear of the six-storey building suddenly collapsed, it was rescued soon after midnight on Thursday. xinhua news agency informed of.
The woman was conscious and advised the rescue team how to get her out without causing any further injuries. Xinhua has said. The teams used drones and electronic life detectors, along with dogs and hand tools, in the search.
Xinhua has arrested at least nine people, including its owner, in connection with the collapse of what it described as a “self-constructed building” on suspicion of violating building codes or other violations.
In addition, three persons in charge of design and construction and five others were also arrested for allegedly giving false security assessments for a guest house on the fourth to sixth floors of the building.
The building also contained a residence, a cafe and shops.
The rise in the number of collapses of self-built buildings in recent years prompted the Chinese president Xi Jinping To call last month for additional investigation to uncover structural weaknesses.
Poor adherence to safety standards, including illegal addition of additional floors and failure to reinforcing iron bars, are often blamed for such disasters. China also suffers from decaying infrastructure such as gas pipes that have led to explosions and collapses.