Death toll rises to three with 17 still missing after Philippine building collapse
Rescuers are using thermal scanners and heavy equipment as officials investigate possible safety violations and a 10th-floor pool under construction.
- On Monday, rescuers in Angeles, Philippines, recovered two people from a collapsed building under construction, bringing the death toll to three as 17 people remain missing.
- Planning records showed the building was permitted for only nine storeys, but a swimming pool was being constructed on an unauthorized 10th floor, prompting an investigation into the collapse.
- Among the three victims is a 65-year-old Malaysian national whose body was recovered on Sunday from a neighboring hotel also affected by the collapse; thermal scans detected signs of breathing beneath the debris.
- Families grew frustrated with the search pace, demanding regular updates. Lea Casilao, who traveled from Manila, said, "My youngest child keeps asking, but I do not have answers."
- Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin is attempting to locate the building owner to clarify worker numbers and understand why the site deviated from approved construction permits.
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4 dead, 17 missing after under-construction building collapse in Philippines
MANILA - Four people were killed after a building collapsed before dawn Sunday in Angeles City in northern Philippines’ Pampanga province, as search and rescue operations continue for 17 missing people, authorities said Monday.
Philippine officials have ended their search for survivors in the Angeles Tower collapse and will begin a body recovery operation on Tuesday, with 12 people still believed to be buried under the rubble.
After the collapse of a nine - story building in the Philippines, the number of deaths has increased.
Rescuers race to find survivors in Philippines building collapse, 3 dead and 17 missing
Rescuers have pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to three, officials have said, as crews continue search and rescue operations at the site.
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