Rescuers work in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on March 7, 2020 AFPAt least 38 people have so far been rescued from the rubble of the 80-room Xinjia hotel in coastal Quanzhou cityAround 70 people were trapped after the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China on Saturday evening, officials said. At least 38 people have so far been rescued from the rubble of the 80-room Xinjia hotel in coastal Quanzhou city, said the local government. Quanzhou authorities said over 700 rescue workers had been deployed to the scene along with ambulances, excavators and cranes. At least 20 people died in 2016 when a series of crudely-constructed multi-storey buildings packed with migrant workers collapsed in the eastern city of Wenzhou. Another 10 were killed last year in Shanghai after the collapse of a commercial building during renovations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 07, 2020 15:45 UTC