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| India collapse toll revised to 14 | India collapse toll revised to 14 |
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| Rescue workers have found 14 bodies from the debris of a building which collapsed in the Indian state of Chattisgarh on Wednesday evening. | Rescue workers have found 14 bodies from the debris of a building which collapsed in the Indian state of Chattisgarh on Wednesday evening. |
| Officials say a chimney caved in on workers during construction work at a thermal power plant in Korba district. | Officials say a chimney caved in on workers during construction work at a thermal power plant in Korba district. |
| Korba district magistrate Ashok Agarwal told the BBC that there were more than 3000 workers at the plant when the accident happened. | Korba district magistrate Ashok Agarwal told the BBC that there were more than 3000 workers at the plant when the accident happened. |
| The plant is being built by Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd (Balco). | The plant is being built by Bharat Aluminium Co Ltd (Balco). |
| Balco is a unit of London Stock Exchange-listed Vedanta Plc, whose business activities are mostly in India. | Balco is a unit of London Stock Exchange-listed Vedanta Plc, whose business activities are mostly in India. |
| Mr Agarwal revised the earlier death toll of 22 and said rescue workers had found 14 bodies from the debris till Thursday morning. | Mr Agarwal revised the earlier death toll of 22 and said rescue workers had found 14 bodies from the debris till Thursday morning. |
| "There were close to 3000 people working at the power plant. No one, including the plant management, has any idea of how many workers were building the chimney," he told the BBC. | "There were close to 3000 people working at the power plant. No one, including the plant management, has any idea of how many workers were building the chimney," he told the BBC. |
| "That is why we have no idea how many more victims could be buried in the debris. But there will be definitely many more bodies which will come out." | "That is why we have no idea how many more victims could be buried in the debris. But there will be definitely many more bodies which will come out." |
| The families of many missing workers have gathered at the site waiting anxiously for word of their relatives. | The families of many missing workers have gathered at the site waiting anxiously for word of their relatives. |
| It is still not clear what caused the accident. All the reports say the area has been experiencing heavy rain and storms. | It is still not clear what caused the accident. All the reports say the area has been experiencing heavy rain and storms. |
| Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said a judicial investigation had been ordered into the accident. | Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said a judicial investigation had been ordered into the accident. |
| He also announced compensation for the victims | He also announced compensation for the victims |
| State officials said the management of the company building the plant are likely to face charges. | State officials said the management of the company building the plant are likely to face charges. |
| A recent report by the UN's International Labour Organisation said that nearly 50,000 Indians die from work-related accidents or illness every year. | A recent report by the UN's International Labour Organisation said that nearly 50,000 Indians die from work-related accidents or illness every year. |