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Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers

Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers carry a body after recovering it from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Original Publication Date: October 23, 2024 12:56AM
Publication Updated: April 11, 2025 8:04PM

BENGALURU, India (AP) — A seven-story building under construction collapsed in southern India during heavy monsoon rains, killing at least five workers and trapping three others, police said Wednesday.

Police said in a statement that 13 people have been rescued so far by fire and disaster response teams. The entire building collapsed Tuesday in the Babusapalya area of Bengaluru, one of India’s information and technology hubs.

The cause of the collapse is still being investigated.

Such accidents are common in India during the monsoon season from June to September. Regulations are poorly enforced, and some builders cut corners, use substandard materials, or add unauthorized extra floors, leading to structural collapses.

Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
A rescue worker walks to look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Building collapses during heavy rains in southern India city, killing at least 5 workers | iNFOnews.ca
Rescue workers look for the trapped survivors under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed on Tuesday, following heavy rains in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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