He said more people could be under the debris and efforts are on to rescue them. Though the exact number of people trapped under debris of this five-storey building cannot be known, the builder has told the police that more than 40 workers were working on the site when the structure crumbled, Parrikar said.
DIG O P Mishra said the police have filed a criminal complaint against the builders and contractors, and others concerned in connection with the collapse. Contd..
"Two platoons of the Army are on their way to join in the rescue work," he said.
Parrikar, who was near Canacona to attend the state-sponsored folklore festival, rushed to the site.
Subsequently, the government announced cancellation of the event in the wake of the tragedy.
A large crowd had gathered at the site hampering the rescue operation.
Dead bodies retrieved from the debris have been sent to a state-run hospital in Margao town.
Source
Dailymail
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