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Many trapped in Bangladesh building as toll climbs

2013-04-25 96 Dailymotion

**PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC MATERIAL**<br/> <br />At least 175 people have been confirmed dead in Bangladesh, after a building housing garment factories collapsed on Wednesday (April 24).<br/> <br />Rescuers searched for survivors overnight as officials fear many are still trapped under the rubble.<br/> <br />More than 1,000 people have been injured.<br/> <br />According to officials, cracks appeared on the building the day before it collapsed.<br/> <br />Warnings not to allow workers into the complex were allegedly ignored.<br/> <br />On Thursday (April 25) relatives were anxious to see if their loved ones were among the victims.<br/> <br />Mainly female employees worked at the factories, which supplied garments to Western companies.<br/> <br />UK retailer Primark says one of its suppliers occupied the second floor of the building.<br/> <br />The disaster raises questions about worker safety and low wages in Bangladesh.<br/> <br />It comes just five months after a fire at another factory left more than 100 people dead.

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