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2026-07-10 04:25:02 UTC
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Nine-storey building under construction collapses in Angeles City, Philippines

aljazeerabangkokpostbbccnadwfrance24hindunewsinfo.inquirer.netscmptass · 8 blocs · 10d ago

A nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Philippines, before dawn on May 24, 2026, killing at least three people and leaving seventeen missing. A Malaysian national died in the collapse. Rescuers heard signs of life in the rubble, and two workers were found alive but later died of their injuries. About twenty people were feared trapped. Discrepancies exist in the death,

A nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Philippines, before dawn on May 24, 2026. The collapse killed at least three people, according to India, Qatar, Russia, and Sea. A Malaysian national died in the incident, as confirmed by India, Qatar, and Western sources. Seventeen people were missing after the collapse, according to India, Qatar, and Sea; Russia reported eighteen missing. About twenty people were feared trapped, according to Other and Western sources; Russia reported that twenty-six people were rescued from the rubble. Two workers were found alive under the wreckage but later died of their injuries, according to India and Sea. Rescuers heard voices or signs of life in the rubble, according to Other, Qatar, and Western sources. According to France24, the building project had previously been suspended over safety violations before work resumed last year. The Bangkok Post reported that the collapse killed four people; TASS reported that eighteen people were missing and that twenty-six people were rescued. A powerful earthquake struck General Santos, Philippines, killing at least 37 people, according to SCMP and China; this event is not linked to the building collapse in Angeles City by any source.

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