Building collapses are frequent in India. Around 400 rescuers have been scouring through tonnes concrete and steel after the latest tragedy in Karnataka state on Tuesday. Fifty-three people have been rescued from the rubble of the five-storey building in Dharwad district, but three more bodies were pulled out on Thursday. Months earlier, a six-storey building in the capital had given way, killing nine. Millions of Indians, who will vote in elections in April and May, live in dilapidated old buildings, many of which are susceptible to collapse during rain.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2019 11:26 UTC