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India Building Collapse Kills 42

   VOA News 15 November 2010
   An  injured  man  is helped at the scene of a building collapse in New
   Delhi, India, 15 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   An  injured  man  is helped at the scene of a building collapse in New
   Delhi, India, 15 Nov 2010

   Indian  officials  say at least 42 people were killed and more than 60
   injured  when  a  residential  building  in New Delhi collapsed Monday
   night.
   Authorities say 20-30 people remain trapped under the wreckage.
   The  five-story  building  came crashing down in the densely populated
   Lalita Park area.
   Narrow  streets  and  alleys  made  it  difficult for fire engines and
   rescue service vehicles to reach the site. Â
   Many  of the victims were pulled from the debris by residents who used
   their bare hands to scoop away mud and mortar.
   Local authorities said the rescue effort would go on all night.
   New  Delhi's  officials  say the structure of the decades-old building
   had  probably  been  weakened  by  this year's unusually heavy monsoon
   rains.
   Enforcement  of  building regulations is lax in the Indian capital and
   corruption  in  the  construction  industry  often leads to the use of
   substandard material and inadequate foundations.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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