14 dead after building collapses in Brazil

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 10, 2023 12:05 am

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fourteen people have died in the partial collapse of an illegally occupied building in northeastern Brazil, the authorities said Saturday, as they concluded a search for survivors.

Earlier, a toll of 11 dead was announced, but firefighters searching through the debris later found the bodies of a woman and two children following the collapse Friday in Paulista, a city in the state of Pernambuco.

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