Angeles
\nAt least one person was confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed \u200bin the Philippines on Sunday, authorities said, as rescuers scoured \u200bthe rubble for 21 people listed as missing.
\nOfficials said an investigation had been launched into what caused the collapse of the \u200bmulti-storey building in the city of Angeles, north of the capital, \u200bManila.
\nRescuers at the scene could be seen clambering over a mound of concrete slabs and mangled steel as they searched for survivors. They used trained rescue dogs, \u200bheartbeat detection devices and heavy equipment to sift through the debris.
\nRescue efforts continue
\nAuthorities said the person confirmed to have died was a 65-year-old Malaysian national \u200cwhose body had been recovered from a neighbouring building\u2013a hotel\u2013that had also been affected by the collapse.
\nMaria Leah Sajili, information officer at the regional Bureau of Fire Protection, told a press briefing that among \u200bthe 21 people \u200breported missing, five people were confirmed trapped.
\nTwo of the five were communicating with rescuers, but the status of the others \u200bwas not immediately clear.
\nRescue efforts were continuing, but \u200bSajili warned that operations would become more challenging after dark.
\nOfficials told reporters that planning records showed the building was intended as a nine-storey condo-hotel under the approved \u200bpermit, but that a swimming pool was \u200bbeing constructed on a 10th floor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Angeles At least one person was confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed \u200bin the Philippines on Sunday, authorities said, as rescuers scoured \u200bthe rubble for 21 people listed as missing. Officials said an investigation had been launched into what caused the collapse of the \u200bmulti-storey building in the city of Angeles, north of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n