Rescue efforts are underway after a building collapsed in Bengaluru, killing at least eight people. The Indian city is experiencing its heaviest monsoon in decades. But officials say poor construction, not the rain, caused the collapse.
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00:00At least 8 people have been killed after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Bengaluru
00:06following some of the heaviest rainfall there in nearly three decades.
00:10Officials say shoddy construction is to blame.
00:13It is not on water, rain. It is on the bad quality of putting the pillar, not according
00:22to my technical team. They feel that the proper iron rods have not been there, proper foundation
00:29has not been there. That is why it has happened.
00:33The seven-storey building was an illegal construction and lacked a proper foundation.
00:38The city's infrastructure has struggled to keep up with its rapid growth as a tech hub.
00:43And it's experienced monsoon rains in recent years, with flooding and blocked drains becoming
00:49common.