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The case of 53 people died from a building collapse in China: 9 people were arrested

Service building collapse occurred on April 29 in Trường Sa city, Hunan province, China. The 10th and last survivor was pulled from the wreckage at midnight on 5/5. Search and rescue efforts ended at 3 a.m. that same day.

According to the news agency AP, Authorities said at a news conference that 53 people were killed in the crash. The 10 injured people are recovering well at the hospital.

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Rescue process at the scene – Photo: AP

The cause of the building collapse was determined to be a violation of construction safety rules during the implementation of a guest house located from the 4th to the 6th floor of the building under construction. The building also includes apartments, a cafe and a restaurant.

A total of 9 people were arrested for being responsible for the serious incident, including the owner of the building, 3 people in charge of design and construction, and 5 other people involved.

In a report on the eighth survivor’s rescue on May 2, Chinese state media said rescuers faced an unstable wreckage, having to work around the area. it’s more than demolition.

An increase in the number of collapses of self-built buildings in recent years has prompted Chinese President Xi Jinping to call for increased inspections to detect unstable structures.

Cambodia: Discovered a 900 kg bomb near the royal palace

According to Xinhua News Agency, the mine action team of Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) on May 5 safely removed an AN-M66 bomb left over from wartime from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh.

CMAC Director General Heng Ratana said the US-made unexploded bomb, weighing 900 kg and containing about 450 kg of explosives, was found while workers were cleaning the riverbed near the Sokha Phnom Penh hotel opposite the Palace. Royal Palace.

“If one of these AN-M66 bombs goes off, it can cause huge damage to hotels, houses or even the Royal Palace,” Ratana said.

Cambodia is one of the countries most heavily affected by landmines as a result of three decades of war and internal strife between the 1960s and 1998. An estimated 4 to 6 million landmines and landmines are found in Cambodia. bombs and other ammunition left over from conflicts. .

Between 1979 and 2021, a total of 64,964 unexploded ordnance casualties were recorded in CambodiaC.

Thu Anh

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