19 feared trapped after collapse at Philippines construction site
Nineteen individuals are feared trapped following the collapse of a construction site near Manila. The incident occurred early on Sunday, with officials reporting that an unfinished nine-storey building gave way. Rescue efforts are ongoing, with initial reports indicating that 24 people have been rescued from the rubble.
- ▪The building collapsed around 3:00 am local time on Sunday.
- ▪City officials are trying to locate the 19 personnel who are unaccounted for.
- ▪Rescue operations are complicated by large chunks of concrete that need to be lifted.
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- ▪ Building collapse in Philippines leaves 3 dead, 17 missing — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Philippine building collapses, trapping at least 30 people — Japan Times
- ▪ Building under construction in Philippines collapses, leaving 1 dead and 21 trapped — Korea Times
- ▪ One killed and many feared trapped under collapsed building in Philippines — BBC News
- ▪ Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped after Philippines building collapse — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Philippine Building Collapses, Trapping at Least 30 People - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Dozens of people feared trapped after building collapse in the Philippines — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Under-construction building collapses in Philippines, trapping workers — South China Morning Post
- ▪ 9-story building being constructed in the Philippines collapses, trapping dozens — ABC News — International
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Nineteen people are feared trapped after a building under construction near Manila collapsed early on Sunday (May 24), a local government official said.Officials in Angeles City, around 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of the Philippine capital, said they had received a report at about 3:00 am (1900 GMT on Saturday) that an unfinished nine-storey concrete building had given way.City information officer Jay Pelayo told AFP that the building's walls and scaffolding had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris. While there were no initial reports of casualties, "there are 19 personnel that usually report in the area, so they are the ones we are trying to locate now," Mr. Pelayo said."There are big chunks of concrete, and we need equipment to lift them up.
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