Rescue teams in the Philippines continue searching for people after a building collapse at an unfinished hotel under construction. Multiple outlets report that the nine-storey structure collapsed in a northern city, with emergency crews pulling workers from the rubble and searching for others trapped or missing. Initial reports described two workers being found alive pinned under the wreckage; Channel NewsAsia and other outlets later say those two workers died from their injuries. The reported death toll varies across updates, with most sources placing it at three dead and 17 missing, while others report the total has risen to four dead and 17 still missing. One report also notes that a nearby hotel was hit by the collapse, and that a Malaysian guest was killed. Euronews reports that officials said up to 70 people were employed on site, though many had left for the weekend. Search-and-rescue operations are still ongoing as authorities account for people last seen at or near the construction site.
Death toll and missing reported after unfinished hotel collapse in Philippines
Rescue teams in the Philippines continue searching for people after a building collapse at an unfinished hotel under construction. Multiple outlets report that the nine-storey structure collapsed in a...
- An unfinished nine-storey hotel under construction collapses in a northern Philippine city.
- Rescuers pull two workers from the wreckage; both later die of injuries reported by at least one outlet.
- Reported casualties include at least three deaths, with some reports stating four deaths.
- Seventeen people are reported missing by multiple outlets.
- Officials say up to 70 people were employed at the site, though many had gone home before the collapse.
Rescuers have pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to three, officials have said, as crews continue search and rescue operations at the site.
3 months agoRescue teams are racing against time to find survivors after a construction site collapse in the Philippines has left four dead and many missing, with emotional stories emerging from the tragedy.
3 months agoThe death toll rose to four on Monday after the collapse of a hotel under construction near the Philippine capital.
3 months agoOfficials said up to 70 people were employed at the construction site, though most had gone home for the weekend.
3 months agoRescuers have pulled out two workers from the rubble of a nine-story hotel that collapsed while being constructed in a northern Philippine city, bringing the death toll to three with 17 others still missing
3 months agoRescuers have pulled out two workers from the rubble of a nine-story hotel that collapsed while being constructed in a northern Philippine city, bringing the death toll to three with 17 others still missing
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