China: the toll of the collapse of a building in Changsha is now 53 dead, the search operations “ended” – franceinfo

Only ten people were found alive in the rubble of the building. Eleven others, including the owner of the building and a team of security inspectors, were arrested as part of an investigation. Article written by Published on 06/05/2022 06:17 Updated on 06/05/2022 08:16 Reading time: 1 min. Only 10 survivors, and 53 dead. This is the heavy final toll unveiled by the Chinese public television CCTV, Friday, May 6, after a week of research to save the inhabitants trapped in the rubble of a building which had collapsed in Changsha, in the center of the country, April 29. The eight-storey building, which housed a hotel, apartments and a cinema, collapsed for an as yet unknown reason. “All the people trapped and of whom we had no news on the site [de la catastrophe] were found,” said CCTV, which announced that the rescue operations were now “over”. Officials in the city, capital of Hunan province, offered their condolences to the families of the victims and their “sincere apologies ” during a press conference on Friday. Shortly after the tragedy, President Xi Jinping had ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the disaster. Eleven people, including the owner of the building and a team of security inspectors , have already been arrested, according to the Changsha authorities. Two of them are suspected of having made transformations that “altered” the building. The inspectors would have falsified a security expertise. This type of disaster occurs produced regularly in China. Most of the investigations that are then carried out highlight non-compliance with construction standards. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share the link