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2 more people pulled alive days after building collapses in China

  • Woman and man rescued from ruins of structure that caved in in Changsha on Friday
  • Survivor tapped on objects to alert emergency workers equipped with life detection equipment

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Rescuers attend to a ninth person pulled from the rubble 88 hours after a building collapsed in Changsha on Friday. Photo: Xinhua via AP
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Rescuers have found two more survivors in the rubble of a building in central China that collapsed more than three days ago, state media reported on Tuesday.

State news agency Xinhua said a man and a woman were pulled out on Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning.

The woman, whose was buried for 88 hours, knocked on objects to alert workers using life detection equipment. Xinhua said she was conscious, had normal vital signs and was able to communicate with her rescuers.

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Police in China arrest 9 people linked to Changsha building collapse that left dozens missing

Police in China arrest 9 people linked to Changsha building collapse that left dozens missing

The collapse of the six-storey building took place at 12.24pm on Friday in Changsha, the provincial capital of southern Hunan province.

Police have arrested nine people, including the building’s owner, on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations. Also held were three people in charge of design and construction and five others who allegedly gave a false safety assessment for a guest house on the building’s fourth to sixth floors.

The building also held a residence, a cafe and shops.

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Multiple residents trapped after building collapses in central China’s Changsha

Multiple residents trapped after building collapses in central China’s Changsha

Following an increase in the number of collapses of self-built buildings in recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that it was necessary to check such structures for any hidden dangers and fix them to prevent major accidents, Xinhua said.

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