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Four dead in eastern China after residential building collapses

Four people have been killed and one injured after part of a residential building collapsed in the city of Tongling in eastern China's Anhui Province on Monday afternoon, local media reported Tuesday.

Four dead in eastern China after residential building collapses
Notícias ao Minuto

06:18 - 28/05/24 por Lusa

Mundo China

The victims were found at around 1:28 a.m. today (6:28 p.m. Monday in Lisbon). A 12-year-old girl was injured and is receiving intensive medical treatment, the local government reported.

The five-story building, located in the Jiaoqu district, collapsed at around 1:40 p.m. (6:40 a.m. in Lisbon), the same source detailed.

Authorities said the entire building is at risk of collapsing and have evacuated the remaining residents.

Authorities in the city, which suffered heavy rains between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning, are investigating the cause of the collapse.

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