The death toll rises to 26 in a central China building collapse
>> The death toll jumped Thursday to 26 from the collapse last week of a residential and commercial building in central China, state media reported.
Ten other people have been rescued from the wreckage in the city of Changsha, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The 10th survivor, an unidentified woman, was pulled out shortly after midnight on Thursday, nearly six days after the building suddenly caved in on April 29, Xinhua said. Rescue teams with search dogs have been searching through the rubble since then.
The woman was conscious and advised rescuers on how to pull her out without causing further
injury, Xinhua said. Teams also used hand tools as well as drones and electronic life detectors in the search.
At least nine people have been arrested in connection with the collapse of
what Xinhua has described as a “self-built building” on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations. Varying reports have said the building was either six or eight stories tall.