Death toll rises to 26 in Chinese building collapse

The number of people confirmed dead after a building in China collapsed has risen to 26, state media reported Thursday,  nearly a week after the block containing apartments, a hotel and a cinema  caved in.

The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema — collapsed on Friday, sparking a massive response from hundreds of emergency workers.

After a massive emergency response officials confirmed that “currently 10  trapped people have been rescued and 26 people were discovered dead,” state broadcaster CCTV said.

The tenth person pulled alive from the rubble just after midnight on Thursday had been buried in debris for nearly six days.

She was conscious during her rescue and even advised rescuers how to bring her out safely, official news agency Xinhua said.