Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu today visited the site of the collapsed building near Chennai to assess the ongoing rescue operation.
On June 28 at around 6 p.m. an under construction building had collapsed at Moulivakkam, nearly 20 kilometers from Chennai. It was raining heavily at the time.
The rescue team has recovered 38 people so far out of which 21 are alive and 17 are dead.
The police had detained two directors of the construction company.
Rescue operations are on in full swing with multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force, engaged in the exercise. Gas cutters, iron rods and shovels are being used to reach those trapped in the rubble.
Most of the people who were trapped under the debris are construction workers from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered top civil and police officials to take immediate action.