A nine-storey building under construction collapsed after being hit\nby a severe storm on Sunday (24\/05) around 3:00 am local time. As of\nthis report, local authorities confirmed four fatalities, with 17 others\nstill missing.<\/p>\n
Three victims were construction workers who died during evacuation\nefforts. Hundreds of rescue personnel, led by Filipino fire and police\nteams, were deployed for the operation.<\/p>\n
Previously, the three workers were trapped alive in concrete and\nsteel debris. Rescuers had administered water and medication via IV drip\nto one of the trapped workers. Local police chief Brigadier General Jess\nMendez stated, \u201cDespite all efforts, the victims could not be\nsaved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another fatality was a Malaysian tourist trapped in a guesthouse that\nwas struck by debris from the nine-storey building. Another guest\nsustained injuries but managed to escape.<\/p>\n
Rescue operations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
As of Monday (25\/05), Angeles City Mayor Carmelo Lazatin said rescue\nefforts remain focused on locating survivors. Evacuation efforts have\nnot shifted to corpse recovery. \u201cWe hope to save more people alive and\ndo not want to deliver bad news to the families of those still trapped,\u201d\nLazatin said.<\/p>\n
Families of the missing are anxious. One such case is Lea Mendoza\nCasilao, whose partner is a construction worker listed among those\ntrapped. \u201cI\u2019ve lost hope because I see the slow rescue process,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Lazatin explained that rescue teams must proceed with extreme caution\nas the debris, consisting of large concrete chunks, is unstable. This\nunstable terrain poses risks to rescuers due to potential secondary\ncollapses.<\/p>\n
The cause of the incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n
Authorities also reported that 26 workers managed to escape by\nfleeing from the ground floor when the building collapsed. Among the 17\nstill missing, one has been located but cannot yet be extracted from the\nrubble.<\/p>\n
Philippine National Police Chief General Jose Malencia Nartatez\nJr.\u00a0stated that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause, with\nauthorities checking for possible safety standard violations during\nconstruction.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nine-storey-building-collapses-in-the-philippines-victims-still-trapped-1780147824", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }