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| Labourers killed as 11-storey building collapses amid monsoon in India | Labourers killed as 11-storey building collapses amid monsoon in India |
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| At least nine people were killed and dozens trapped after an 11-storey block of flats crumbled in southern India, in the country's latest building disaster. | At least nine people were killed and dozens trapped after an 11-storey block of flats crumbled in southern India, in the country's latest building disaster. |
| The tower, which was still being built, collapsed on Saturday evening following heavy rains and crushed mostly labourers working at the site on the outskirts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. | The tower, which was still being built, collapsed on Saturday evening following heavy rains and crushed mostly labourers working at the site on the outskirts of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. |
| Senior police officer Karuna Sagar told a TV news station nine bodies had been pulled from the rubble while 31 people had reportledy been rescued and were being treated in hospital. | Senior police officer Karuna Sagar told a TV news station nine bodies had been pulled from the rubble while 31 people had reportledy been rescued and were being treated in hospital. |
| Sagar added that witnesses described hearing a loud bang before the building collapsed after around 50 workers went inside to shelter from the rain. | Sagar added that witnesses described hearing a loud bang before the building collapsed after around 50 workers went inside to shelter from the rain. |
| TV footage showed rescuers scouring the debris on Sunday with shovels as they desperately searched for survivors. | TV footage showed rescuers scouring the debris on Sunday with shovels as they desperately searched for survivors. |
| A disaster management official said clearing the debris was "a big challenge" that could take days. | A disaster management official said clearing the debris was "a big challenge" that could take days. |
| "There is no clarity on the number of people trapped," S. P. Selvan, a senior officer from the National Disaster Response Force, told reporters according to the Press Trust of India (PTI). | "There is no clarity on the number of people trapped," S. P. Selvan, a senior officer from the National Disaster Response Force, told reporters according to the Press Trust of India (PTI). |
| Earlier on Saturday a dilapidated apartment block collapsed in New Delhi, killing 10 people including five children. | Earlier on Saturday a dilapidated apartment block collapsed in New Delhi, killing 10 people including five children. |
| Building collapses are common in India where lax regulations and the demand for cheap housing spurs constructions with substandard materials and unauthorised extra floors. | Building collapses are common in India where lax regulations and the demand for cheap housing spurs constructions with substandard materials and unauthorised extra floors. |
| Police have arrested two construction company directors following the Chennai building collapse, it has been reported. | Police have arrested two construction company directors following the Chennai building collapse, it has been reported. |
| "We will look into all aspects of planning permission and quality of construction, the structure aspect and the soil condition and see what's wrong," Sagar said. | "We will look into all aspects of planning permission and quality of construction, the structure aspect and the soil condition and see what's wrong," Sagar said. |
| Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu chief minister, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, announced compensation of £2,000 to families of the dead and £500 for those injured. |