A woman is rescued after six days under the rubble of a building in China

A woman was rescued today in the Chinese city of

(center) after surviving six days under the rubble of a building that

according to state media.

The woman, who was

before being saved, is the tenth survivor of the disaster, which has claimed the lives of five people so far and another ten are still missing.

The rescue team detected signs of life using traditional methods, such as hitting objects, shouting or using trained dogs, while using the latest technologies such as drones or vital detectors, said

an emergency expert.

At least nine people have been arrested in connection with the collapse, including

accused of ignoring building regulations and committing other infractions.

The "self-built" eight-storey building, which had undergone modifications to the block structure according to the official Xinhua news agency, contained shops, a restaurant, a cafe, a family hotel and apartments.

Chinese President

has ordered an investigation into the incident and launched a nationwide campaign to reduce the risks posed by self-built buildings.

In recent years there have been

such as the one that killed 29 people in a hotel in the southeastern province of Fujian in March 2020 or another in a tourist area of ​​Jiangsu (east) in the that 17 people died in July last year.

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