Death toll rises to 12 in under-construction building collapse in Philippines

FILE PHOTO: A collapsed building in Angeles city in Pampanga province, north of Manila, Philippines Sunday, May 24, 2026. Rescuers continue to locate at least eight people who remain missing. - AP

MANILA: The death toll from the collapse of a building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga province, northern Philippines, rose to 12 after rescuers recovered another body from the rubble before dawn on Monday (June 1), according to local authorities.

The structure collapsed shortly before 3 a.m. on May 24 while construction workers were asleep, trapping dozens beneath the debris.

Rescuers continue to locate at least eight people who remain missing as search and retrieval operations entered their eighth day. - Xinhua