By Canadian Press

Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raised to 17; 23 freed

Jul 13, 2021 | 8:46 PM

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission.

The city of Suzhou said on its social media feed that 23 people had been pulled alive from the rubble of the Kaiyuan Hotel, which collapsed on Tuesday afternoon.

Rescuers used cranes, ladders, metal cutters and search dogs to look for survivors. Twenty-three people had been trapped.

Most of those killed were hotel guests.

Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse raised to 17; 23 freed

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