Parents sacrificed their lives by covering their daughter during the collapse of the house

At least 22 people were killed when four 5-storey residential buildings collapsed in eastern China on Monday, October 10. During the analysis of the rubble in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, the bodies of a father and mother were found frozen in a last attempt to save their child during the collapse. The family was found where the living room once was. They were immediately taken to the hospital, but only a little girl managed to survive. Her parents were still able to protect her, albeit at the cost of their lives.

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Source: Daily Mail

A three-year-old baby named Wu Ningxi and her family were literally buried alive. Her father, who worked at a shoe factory, was found under a concrete column, he was covering the child.

Rescuers are looking for survivors after the collapse of the house.

The buildings were reportedly packed to the brim with migrant workers who had moved from the countryside to the city in search of work. Residential buildings collapsed around 4 a.m. in the industrial zone of the city of Wenzhou. Rescuers are still working tirelessly, trying to figure out how many people are left under the rubble. So far, the number of dead is already known — 22.

Rescuers carry the victim.

After the collapse of houses, rescuers worked all night trying to find survivors.

People who were lucky enough to survive in the ward of the city hospital.

There is no official version of the cause of the collapse yet.