Four Buildings Collapsed In China Killing 8, Over 20 Under Rubble

MEP: Four multi-story buildings have crushed early Monday in which at least eight people were killed, five rescued, and some 20 are thought to be trapped under the rubble in the city of Wenzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province.

The buildings distorted at about 4:30 am local time (20:30 GMT) in the city’s industrial Lucheng district,  China’s Xinhua News Agency reported.

Motive behind the incident is yet to be determined.

There have been conflicting reports about the number of casualties, as the rescue operation is still in full swing.

Authorities haves dispatched heavy machinery to the site to remove the debris and search for survivors. At least 17 ambulances have been called to the site to take the injured to local medical facilities.

UPDATE: 4 people confirmed dead after 4 residential houses collapsed early Monday morning in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province pic.twitter.com/hNatKjfq5B

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) October 10, 2016