Building collapse: Toll rises to nine

June 29, 2014 11:32

The death toll in the multi-storey building collapse near Chennai today rose to nine as four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, police said.

While the five bodies kept in a private hospital in Porur were identified this morning, another four bodies kept in Royapettah Government Hospital were yet to be identified, police said.

Of the nine killed, three are women, they said, adding, a total of 18 persons have been rescued and are being treated in two government hospitals 17 in a private hospital in Porur and one in Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital.

Of the five bodies identified, four of them are from Andhra Pradesh, they said.

However, there is no clarity on the number of people trapped inside the debris.

"There is no clarity on the number of people trapped. Our initial priority is to rescue trapped people who are known to be inside. Clearing the debris is a big challenge, it would take two to three days," National Disaster Response Force DIG S P Selvan told reporters here.

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