At least 8 dead after apartment building collapse in Brazil
Rescue workers searched the rubble of the collapsed building where two children were among the dead.
Rescue workers look for victims under the rubble of collapsed building in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, on July 7, 2023 [Anderson Stevens/Reuters]
Published On 8 Jul 2023
8 Jul 2023
An apartment building has collapsed in northeastern Brazil, leaving at least eight people dead and five missing, according to officials.
Rescue workers scoured the rubble in a frantic search for survivors on Friday evening as two young children, including an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old, were listed among the victims.
Four others were pulled alive from the collapsed building, according to civil defence officials, as of 9:30pm (00:30 GMT) on Friday night.
Drone footage of the residential structure in Brazil’s Recife city in northeastern Pernambuco state showed the four-storey apartment building reduced to rubble, as firefighters and rescue workers rushed to help survivors.
It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse, which occurred on Friday morning when many residents were likely still sleeping.
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n apartment building has collapsed in the city of Recife in north east Brazil, killing at least eight people, rescuers say.
Two children, aged five and eight, were among the victims when the block disintegrated on Friday.
The cause was not immediately clear, but Recife has been pounded by heavy rain in recent days.
Reports say four people were pulled out of the rubble alive and six are still missing in the Janga neighbourhood.
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The collapse happened in Recife's Paulista suburb, where some residents called this type of four-storey building a "coffin block", complaining of poor construction.
Officials said the building collapsed at around 06:35 local time on Friday (09:35 GMT), when many residents would have been sleeping.
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A large crowd watched the rescue efforts
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