Two Feared Trapped in Building Collapse Communicating with Rescuers
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- Two individuals feared trapped in a building collapse in Angeles City, Philippines, were communicating with rescuers on Sunday.
- The nine-storey building's walls and scaffolding buckled, likely trapping people in debris.
- Rescuers heard someone crying out in pain from under the rubble.
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A nine-storey building under construction in Angeles City, Philippines, collapsed. Two individuals feared trapped were communicating with rescuers. The building had been under construction for over two years.
Two of those feared trapped were communicating with rescuers on Sunday, said an official in Angeles City, about 80km (50 miles) north of Manila.
City information officer Jay Pelayo said the nine-storey building’s walls and scaffolding buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.
“Our rescuers are doing their best to pull the survivors out of the rubble,” he said.
Rescuers conducting an initial assessment “heard someone crying out in pain” from under the rubble, said Maria Leah Sajili, the Bureau of Fire Protection’s regional spokesperson.
The building had been under construction for over two years.
أسئلة مفتوحة
- What caused the building to collapse?
- How many people are trapped in total?
- What is the condition of the survivors?
- What is the extent of the damage to surrounding areas?
