Rescuers hunt for survivors of Brazil constructing collapse

Brazilian rescue staff are looking for survivors within the wreckage of a constructing that collapsed within the northeastern state of Pernambuco, the native authorities says, after responding to emergency calls within the outskirts of the capital metropolis of Recife.

Pernambuco’s authorities mentioned a survivor had already been discovered however preliminary data pointed to extra individuals nonetheless beneath the rubble of the constructing within the Janga neighborhood.

A exact determine has not been offered however CNN Brasil reported, citing Pernambuco’s civil defence authorities, that 10 individuals have been estimated to be within the wreckage.

“Civil defence was known as at 6.35am to answer the collapse of the constructing in Janga,” the Pernambuco authorities mentioned in a press release on social media.

“Eight of our groups have now been mobilised to the location.”

The state’s civil defence didn’t instantly reply to a request for additional particulars.

Recife, a coastal metropolis of 1.5 million individuals, has been grappling with heavy rains in current days.

Town and its metropolitan area have been put beneath “state of consideration” on Friday, which represents “average to excessive danger,” in line with the federal government.

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