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Added on the 24/04/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
People hold banners and wreaths and chant slogans in a protest to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. More than 1,130 people died in the catastrophe, spotlighting the global fashion industry's reliance on developing world labour working in dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions. IMAGES
In Marseille, citizens held a march of "anger" to mark the first anniversary of a deadly building collapse. They called on the city's centrist mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin to tackle unsafe housing in the city without displacing vulnerable residents far from the centre. IMAGES
At least seven people were killed when the roof of a five-story building collapsed on Thursday in Bangladesh.At least 180 workers were working in the Sena Kalyan Sangstha factory when the roof collapsed, trapping workers underneath.Initially, 100 people were believed to have been trapped, however, the number was much lower, said senior district official Mohammad Shah Alam Sardar to Reuters.The factory, owned by a Bangladeshi army welfare organization was still under construction when the roof collapsed, 335 kilometers southwest of the capital Dhaka.Rescue workers recovered six bodies during the first 12 hours of the search.One more body was recovered on Friday. More than 60 people in total were reported injured before the search was called off. Bangladesh is known for its poor record for building safety. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
A mechanical digger clears rubble from the site of the building that collapsed on Sunday in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille, in the presence of firefighters and investigators, who are trying to understand the causes of the explosion. IMAGES
In the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern French city of Marseille, following a major explosion, rescue workers and sniffer dogs scramble to find at least six people still unaccounted for. IMAGES