Death toll jumps to 340

 

This April 26 photo shows a woman wails for her missing relative near the collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar.

The death toll from the Savar building collapse rose to 340 as rescue workers recovered 25 more bodies from beneath the rubble of the nine-storey building on Saturday.
At least 19 people were pulled out of the rubble alive on Saturday. So far, total 2,425 people were rescued from the debris.

With the new tally, a total of 340 bodies were recovered till 1:20pm Saturday, said sources in the police control room set up at Savar Adharchandra High School.
Three hundred and twenty-six bodies were handed over to their relatives, it said.
A rescue team of fire fighters found three people alive in the second floor in the morning and rescued them around noon, nearly 75 hours after the building crumbled like a pack of cards, reported our correspondent from the spot.
Another team of firemen was seen trying to rescue a trapped victim, who is also alive, boring a hole into the rubble around noon.
Rescue workers are not using any heavy equipment at the site as there are more people still alive inside the sandwiched building, the commanding officer said.
Two powerful cranes — one of Oroin Group while another of Beximco Group — were moved to the site on Saturday.
The rescuers were seen relentless in their efforts to rescue the trapped people.
The building came crashing down on around 3,000 garment workers Wednesday morning, a day after some cracks developed on a few pillars and floors.
The building’s owner, Sohel Rana, a leader of the ruling Awami League’s youth wing Jubo League, had dismissed the risks and kept the building open for business.