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Dhaka building collapse: Woman pulled alive from rubble Dhaka building collapse: Woman pulled alive from rubble
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A woman has been pulled alive from the ruins of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago.A woman has been pulled alive from the ruins of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago.
Rescuers said the woman, named Reshma, was found in the remains of the second floor of the Rana Plaza after they heard her crying: "Please save me."Rescuers said the woman, named Reshma, was found in the remains of the second floor of the Rana Plaza after they heard her crying: "Please save me."
She has been taken to hospital, but is not thought to have serious injuries.She has been taken to hospital, but is not thought to have serious injuries.
The dramatic news came after the army said more than 1,000 people were now known to have died in the disaster. More than 1,000 are now confirmed to have died, most of them women working in clothes factories.
The death toll is expected to keep climbing, as work crews using heavy machinery have begun removing rubble from the worst-damaged areas. The accident is one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history.
Crews using heavy machinery have begun removing rubble from the worst-damaged areas, and are expecting to find more bodies.
Brig-Gen Siddiqul Alam said rescuers had found a huge number of bodies under staircases.
"When the building started to collapse, workers thought they would be safe under the staircases. Each time we moved a slab of concrete, we found a stack of bodies," he said.
'I'm still here''I'm still here'
Soldiers were reported to have been preparing to break through a large concrete slab at about 15:15 local time (10:15 GMT) on Friday when the woman was discovered.Soldiers were reported to have been preparing to break through a large concrete slab at about 15:15 local time (10:15 GMT) on Friday when the woman was discovered.
"As we were clearing rubble, we called out [to see] if anyone was alive," one unnamed rescuer told Somoy TV. "Then we heard her saying: 'Please save me, please save me.'" "As we were clearing rubble, we called out [to see] if anyone was alive," one unnamed rescuer told local TV. "Then we heard her saying: 'Please save me, please save me.'"
Officers immediately ordered workers operating heavy machinery to stop.Officers immediately ordered workers operating heavy machinery to stop.
Video and audio detection equipment was used to locate her exact position and rescuers saw a woman waving her hand. She shouted "I'm still here" and said her name was Reshma.Video and audio detection equipment was used to locate her exact position and rescuers saw a woman waving her hand. She shouted "I'm still here" and said her name was Reshma.
Within minutes, hundreds of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene to help clear the rubble, says the BBC Bengali service's Akbar Hossain. Within minutes, hundreds of soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene to help clear the rubble, says the BBC's Akbar Hossain in Dhaka.
The woman said that she was not badly hurt, and she was given water and biscuits while handsaws and drilling equipment were brought in to cut through iron rods and debris.The woman said that she was not badly hurt, and she was given water and biscuits while handsaws and drilling equipment were brought in to cut through iron rods and debris.
At 16:25 (11:25 GMT), the woman was pulled from the rubble and the crowd erupted in cheers, our correspondent adds. Rescuers worked for 40 minutes before finally pulling her from the rubble, amid cheers from the crowd.
The woman was taken to an ambulance and then rushed to the nearby Combined Military Hospital for evaluation and treatment. She was taken to an ambulance and then rushed to the nearby Combined Military Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
Abdur Razzak, a warrant officer with the military's engineering department who first spotted her in the wreckage, told the Associated Press that she was OK and could even walk. She later told local TV from her hospital bed that she never dreamt she would see daylight again.
Another rescuer said the woman had had access to food for the first two weeks, but that her supplies had run out two days ago. "I heard voices of the rescue workers for several days. I kept hitting the wreckage with sticks and rods to attract their attention. No-one heard me," she said.
"She said she has not eaten for the last two days. She said she has eaten some dried food like biscuits," he told the AFP news agency. "She said she had found a safe place and found some air and light." "I ate dried food for 15 days. The last two days I had nothing but water."
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose government has been criticised for lax oversight of the clothing industry, spoke to the woman on the telephone.
Ms Hasina was reportedly flying to the hospital by helicopter to meet her.
Rana Plaza had housed several factories that made clothes for companies including Western retailers.
A preliminary government report suggested the collapse was been triggered when electricity generators switched on during a blackout.
At least nine people have been arrested over the accident, including the owner of the building and several factory bosses.
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