Video captures moment Rio buildings collapse
Reuters
2012-01-26
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STORY: A security camera captured the moment when three buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (January 25) night, leaving at least three dead, six injured and 18 others missing.
The video from a building across the street showed people running for their lives as a cloud of dust rose quickly, covering the camera's screen in a few seconds.
A few minutes later the dust receded and showed several curious passersby surrounding the area until the police arrived and evacuated the site.
Rescuers on Thursday (January 26) recovered three bodies from the rubble and continued to search for survivors, although hopes of finding survivors have faded.
The buildings, which were 20, 10 and 4 storeys high, were mostly used for office space during the day and were almost empty at the time of the disaster.
STORY: A security camera captured the moment when three buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (January 25) night, leaving at least three dead, six injured and 18 others missing.
The video from a building across the street showed people running for their lives as a cloud of dust rose quickly, covering the camera's screen in a few seconds.
A few minutes later the dust receded and showed several curious passersby surrounding the area until the police arrived and evacuated the site.
Rescuers on Thursday (January 26) recovered three bodies from the rubble and continued to search for survivors, although hopes of finding survivors have faded.
The buildings, which were 20, 10 and 4 storeys high, were mostly used for office space during the day and were almost empty at the time of the disaster.
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