Nine dead, over a dozen trapped in building collapse

INDIA: At least nine people were killed and others remained trapped after a two-storey building in the southern Indian town of Rajampet collapsed, police said Sunday.

"Three of the dead were kids below the age of 15," said a police spokesman from Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh state.

"We are still taking out the remaining bodies, the rescue operation is ongoing," he said, estimating the number of people still to be found at "not more than 15".

The building's residents were mostly poor laborers, according to police.

New Delhi, Monday AFP