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State Council sets up team to probe into building collapse

Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn

Updated: 2022-05-06 10:11

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Rescuers pull out the tenth survivor, a female, from the debris on Thursday, about 132 hours after the collapse occurred. [Photo/Xinhua]

The State Council has set up an investigation team to probe into a building collapse in Central China's Hunan province. 

A total of 53 people have been confirmed dead in the self-built residential structure collapse, according to a press conference held on Friday.

Ten people have been rescued, officials said.

The building collapse took place in Wangcheng District in the provincial capital Changsha on April 29. 

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