The death toll rose to 53, ending the search and rescue operation

At the same time, the Chinese government announced the end of the rescue operation in the disaster of the house collapse, believed to be caused by illegal construction, after more than 6 days of efforts to find and remove survivors from the rubble and twisted metal.

A commercial building in Trường Sa city collapsed on April 29.

China Central Television (CCTV) quoted Trường Sa city officials as saying: “Search and rescue work at the site of the building collapse in Trường Sa has been completed. People are trapped and not injured. who could move away from the scene of the accident were found. 10 people were rescued and 53 people died.”

Search and rescue efforts for victims trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. (Photo: AP)

Chinese state media reported earlier that the 10th person was pulled out of the rubble just after midnight on May 4, the victim had been buried in the rubble for nearly six days.

Local official Wu Guiying apologized for the accident during the briefing, referring to “extreme suffering” and “indescribable self-blame”, as well as issuing “apology sincere apology to the people”.

The complex has apartments, a hotel and a movie theater. The building was flattened, leaving a large gap in the Truong Sa street scene, creating a mess and crumbling concrete beams.

Another woman who survived about 88 hours trapped in the rubble told Chinese media that, at the time of the building collapse, she was studying in her bed and trying to survive by sucking on her mouth. a small amount of water, use a cotton blanket to keep warm.

10 people were saved and 53 died in this building collapse. (Photo: AP)

According to Xinhua, rescuers found the victims alive with the help of sniffer dogs, life detectors and drones, as well as shouting and waking survivors. .

After this serious collapse, on May 1, China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced that it would conduct a nationwide safety inspection of “self-built housing”.

President Xi Jinping last week ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the collapse, a sign of the severity of the disaster.

Building collapses are not uncommon in China due to poor construction and safety standards, as well as the corrupt practices of those charged with construction management.