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People across the world and Middle East are in shock today following the sudden collapse of a large crane at Mecca’s Grand Mosque that killed dozens and injured scores.
At least seven people were killed when the roof of a five-story building collapsed on Thursday in Bangladesh.At least 180 workers were working in the Sena Kalyan Sangstha factory when the roof collapsed, trapping workers underneath.Initially, 100 people were believed to have been trapped, however, the number was much lower, said senior district official Mohammad Shah Alam Sardar to Reuters.The factory, owned by a Bangladeshi army welfare organization was still under construction when the roof collapsed, 335 kilometers southwest of the capital Dhaka.Rescue workers recovered six bodies during the first 12 hours of the search.One more body was recovered on Friday. More than 60 people in total were reported injured before the search was called off. Bangladesh is known for its poor record for building safety. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams. "We have about 69 injured casualties in four hospitals and also 21 dead," Red Cross spokesman Nuruddeen Hussain Magaji told AFP. SOUNDBITE
UGC images of a tourist bus crash into a highway pillar that has left ten people died and dozens injured in Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state. The injured were extracted by rescue teams and firefighters and taken to three hospitals in Itapetininga and neighboring Sorocaba. IMAGES
The roof of a restaurant in Spain's popular tourist island of Mallorca collapsed Thursday, killing four people and injuring more than 20 others, local rescuers say. IMAGES
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