NEW DELHI, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people were confirmed dead on Thursday three days after a building under construction in southern India caved in, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building collapses are frequent in India. Many firms use cheap materials and bribe officials to evade regulations, while on-site safety is lax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 400 rescuers have been scouring through tonnes of concrete and steel after the latest tragedy in Karnataka state on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fifty-three people have been rescued from the rubble of the five-storey building in Dharwad district, but three more bodies were pulled out on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“At least 15 people are possibly still under the debris and it’s unlikely they will survive,” emergency official Srikant, who goes by one name, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heavy earth-movers and rescuers with specialised equipment and sniffer dogs were deployed in the increasingly desperate operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The victims were mostly from northern Indian states who came to the region for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police have charged the builder with manslaughter but he remains free, with investigators saying he will be arrested after the rescue operation is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last September, five people were killed after a Delhi apartment block collapsed. Months earlier, a six-storey building in the capital had given way, killing nine. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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