The four buildings caved in during the early hours in Wenzhou, a prefecture level city of of Zhejiang, the Lucheng district government said in a social media posting. Eight people were found dead and five had been rescued by midday Monday, it said, without giving indications of the numbers missing. It reported earlier on social media an “initial estimate” that more than 20 people had been buried. Pictures from the scene showed workers in orange suits sifting through a mountain of ruins. China has seen several building collapses in recent years, with some blamed on low quality construction.

Source: Manila Times October 10, 2016 13:52 UTC