Death toll rises to 26 in Chinese building collapse: state media


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The death toll from a building collapse in China has grown to 26, according to state media, about a week after the complex comprising apartments, a hotel, and a theatre fell in. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema — collapsed on Friday, sparking a massive response from hundreds of emergency workers. After a massive emergency response officials confirmed that “currently 10 trapped people have been rescued and 26 people were discovered dead,” state broadcaster CCTV said. The tenth person pulled alive from the rubble just after midnight on Thursday...