Bangladesh building collapses, killing over 80
Play
Dhaka (dpa) - Rescuers recovered at least 87 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed eight-storey building that housed mostly garment factories outside Dhaka on Wednesday, officials said.
Many more were still trapped in the remains of the building, which also contained shops and offices, and the army had been called in tohelp with rescue operations, police said.
More than 700 other were injured, Ruhul Forkan, an assistant director of the Health Ministry, told reports at the accident site. Many of them were rushed to hospitals in Savar and Dhaka, he added. Local people rescued more than 100 garment workers.
