Bangladesh building collapse: 40 survivors found alive after 35 hours in the rubble
The stricken group had been huddled together among the rubble and corpses before emergency crews began pulling them to safety Rescuers today found 40 terrified survivors trapped in an air pocket at the collapsed clothes factory in Bangladesh.The stricken group had been huddled together among the rubble and corpses for 35 hours before emergency crews began pulling them to safety.Tonight – as the death toll at the building rose to 250 – officials said they had so far saved 31 of the 40 people in the air pocket on the fourth floor.In another part of the factory garment worker Mohammad Altab was among those pleading for help.Pinned face down between concrete slabs, he yelled: “Save us, brother. I beg you. I want to live. It’s so painful. I have two little children.”After one of its suppliers was caught up in the tragedy clothing giant Primark today said it was “shocked and deeply saddened”.Bosses also vowed to support the families of killed and injured workers.The eight-storey building, which also contained a bank and shops, collapsed yesterday with around 2,500 people inside.On Tuesday police had ordered the complex in the capital Dhaka to be evacuated after deep cracks appeared in the walls.But many businesses ignored the warning.More than 1,000 people were injured when the building fell.
The stricken group had been huddled together among the rubble and corpses before emergency crews began pulling them to safety Rescuers today found 40 terrified survivors trapped in an air pocket at the collapsed clothes factory in Bangladesh.The stricken group had been huddled together among the rubble and corpses for 35 hours before emergency crews began pulling them to safety.Tonight – as the death toll at the building rose to 250 – officials said they had so far saved 31 of the 40 people in the air pocket on the fourth floor.In another part of the factory garment worker Mohammad Altab was among those pleading for help.Pinned face down between concrete slabs, he yelled: “Save us, brother. I beg you. I want to live. It’s so painful. I have two little children.”After one of its suppliers was caught up in the tragedy clothing giant Primark today said it was “shocked and deeply saddened”.Bosses also vowed to support the families of killed and injured workers.The eight-storey building, which also contained a bank and shops, collapsed yesterday with around 2,500 people inside.On Tuesday police had ordered the complex in the capital Dhaka to be evacuated after deep cracks appeared in the walls.But many businesses ignored the warning.More than 1,000 people were injured when the building fell.