Chennai building collapse toll goes up further

Till noon toll was put at 60; 12 bodies recovered; one-man inquiry commission set up The death toll in the collapse of the building at Moulivakkam has gone up to 60. Twelve bodies, including that of a child, were retrieved from the rubble on Thursday. The bodies two women, who are yet to be identified, were pulled between 2 and 2.40 p.m.. Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel believe more bodies will be retrieved during the...

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Chennai building collapse death toll touches 14

A sniffer dog helps rescue personnel at the building collapse site in Chennai on Sunday. The collapse of the 11-storey building in the western suburb of Moulivakkam here on Saturday triggered one of the largest rescue operations in the city involving over a thousand workers from various departments, even as the death toll went up to 14 on Sunday evening. More deaths are feared as scores of people are still trapped under the debris. Though...

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Five arrested in Chennai building collapse

11 floor building collapse at Bai kadai junction Moulivakkam,near Porur on Sunday.  11 floor building collapse at Bai kadai junction Moulivakkam,near Porur on Sunday.  The city police have so far arrested five people in connection with the building collapse in Moulivakkam, near Porur. The owners of the building Manoharan and his son Muthu Kamakshi, Engineers Durai Singam and Shankar as well as the Structural Engineer Venkatasubramaniam...

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Chennai building collapse: Under the crushing weight

uSeveral government agencies were involved in possibly one of the biggest rescue operations in recent times at the Moulivakkam building collapse site on Sunday. Intermittent rains hampered operations Photo: M. Karunakaran It is feared that at least 40 more persons could be trapped under the mass of concrete, steel and sand. Even by conservative estimates provided by some builders, the eleven-storied-building that was reduced to...

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4 dead, several trapped in Chennai building collapse

Four persons were killed and over 30 trapped under the debris of a building under construction that collapsed at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday after heavy showers. The deceased include Marudhu Pandian (40) from Madurai, Shankar (27), Shanthakumari (25) and an unidentified male. The incident occurred at Moulivakkam near Porur on Kundrathur main road. Fifteen injured persons were taken to various city hospitals. Rescue operations were on late...

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