Nature’s havoc in the Philippines: 9-storey building collapsed due to storm, battle continues to save dozens of workers buried under the debris!
Terrible Philippines Building Collapse: A huge and painful accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the north of Manila, the capital of Philippines. Due to the storm, a 9-storey building under construction suddenly collapsed and completely collapsed. Many workers working there at the time of this terrible accident were badly buried under the debris. As soon as the information was received, the local administration and police immediately reached the spot and started their relief and rescue operation.
This dangerous incident has created a new atmosphere of great panic and anxiety in the entire Angeles City, Pampanga province. Rescue workers are working very hard day and night to save the lives of all the people trapped in the debris. The administration is trying its best to ensure that all the workers are evacuated safely. This is a very sensitive matter, hence senior officials themselves are continuously monitoring this entire rescue operation.
Lives of 22 laborers saved
Giving information about the accident, police and other government officials said that this incident was very horrifying. The fortunate thing is that during this terrible accident, 22 workers were completely successful in coming out safely. However, many other workers are still trapped under this heavy debris and are said to be completely missing.
Police Brigadier General Jess Mendez has given very important and necessary information about this big rescue operation. He clearly told that more than 100 personnel of police and other government departments are continuously engaged in rescue work. All 100 personnel are very carefully removing the heavy debris from the building and continuously searching for the people trapped inside.
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30 laborers suspected to be trapped
Angeles City Information Office head Jay Pelayo has made a serious claim regarding this major accident. He told the media that there is a strong possibility that at least 30 laborers are still buried under the heavy debris. He gave this important information quoting the construction worker who ran away to safety after saving his life during the building collapse.
It has become very clear in the initial investigation and reports that this accident happened due to heavy storm. Despite the extremely bad weather, the construction work of this 9-storey building was going on continuously. Now the police is also doing a very thorough investigation whether the necessary safety standards were properly followed during the construction or not.
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