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| Forty found alive after Dhaka building collapse | |
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| Forty people have been found alive in a room in the ruins of a building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, a day after it collapsed. | Forty people have been found alive in a room in the ruins of a building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, a day after it collapsed. |
| Bangladeshi television broadcast images of the operation at the site of the collapse in the Savar area, which killed more than 220 people. | Bangladeshi television broadcast images of the operation at the site of the collapse in the Savar area, which killed more than 220 people. |
| It is thought many more people may still be unaccounted for. | It is thought many more people may still be unaccounted for. |
| Police said the owners of factories in the building had ignored warnings about cracks appearing on Tuesday. | Police said the owners of factories in the building had ignored warnings about cracks appearing on Tuesday. |
| Teams from the army, the fire service and border guards have been working around the clock at the site to find survivors. | Teams from the army, the fire service and border guards have been working around the clock at the site to find survivors. |
| The news that 40 people had been found alive was greeted with jubilation at the scene, the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan reports. | The news that 40 people had been found alive was greeted with jubilation at the scene, the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan reports. |
| One rescue official told the BBC that the group was found after they were heard screaming in the rubble. | |
| Rescue teams have been dropping water bottles and food items to other survivors in the ruins. Time is now running out for their work, our correspondent says. |