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Rescuers pull out a female survivor, Reshma, alive 16 days after the Rana Plaza building collapsed, in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 10, 2013. The death toll from last month's collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose past 1,000 as piles of bodies were found in the ruins of a stairwell where victims had sought shelter.

A survivor was pulled alive from the ruins of an eight-story factory in Bangladesh on Friday, 16 days after it collapsed, killing more than 1,000 people.

The woman was found trapped in the remains of the building and given water and food as rescuers tried to reach her. Rescuers stopped using heavy machinery on the site during the delicate operation, according to Bangladesh’s Daily Star newspaper.

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Workers rescue a woman from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar, on May 10, 2013.

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Workers and army personnel work to clear the site and recover bodies from the rubble of a garment factory collapse May 6, 2013, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll from the collapse of the shoddily built building on April 24 continued its horrifying climb, reaching at least 630 on Monday with little sign of what the final toll will be.

A sick girl remains at the site, waiting for news of her missing father, as workers and army personnel clear the site and recover bodies on Monday.

Reuters reported on Saturday:

Bangladesh on Saturday urged the European Union not to take tough measures against its economically crucial textile industry in response to the collapse of a garment factory that killed more than 600 people.

Bodies were still being pulled from the ruins on Saturday as tearful families stood by waiting for news of victims of the country's worst industrial accident.

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A man argues with a member of the police April 29 as he holds a picture of a missing garment worker during a protest demanding capital punishment for those responsible for the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Garment workers try to break the gate of a factory April 29 during a protest to demand capital punishment for those responsible for the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.

By Chris Blake and Farid Hossain, The Associated Press

SAVAR, Bangladesh -- Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more survivors in the remains of a building that collapsed five days ago, and began using heavy machinery on Monday to dislodge the rubble and look for bodies.

At least 380 people were killed when the illegally constructed, eight-story Rana Plaza collapsed in a heap on Wednesday morning along with thousands of workers in the five garment factories in the building. About 2,500 survivors have been accounted for. The building owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, was arrested Sunday in the western border town of Benapole while he was trying to flee to India. Read full story

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A body is carried out from the collapsed garment factory building April 28 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Rescue workers pull a garment worker from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar, 19 miles outside Dhaka, on April 27, 2013.

Reuters reports:

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Two factory bosses and two engineers were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, three days after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands, as the death toll rose to 341 but many were still being found alive. As many as 900 people could still be missing, police said.

The owner of the eight-story building that fell around more than 3,000 workers is still on the run. Police said several of his relatives have been detained to compel him to hand himself in, and an alert had gone out to airport and border authorities to prevent him from fleeing the country.

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Rescue workers attempt to rescue the garment workers from the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building on Saturday

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Volunteers and rescue workers search for survivorst at the scene of eight-story building collapse in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 25.

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A woman reacts after identifying the body of her husband, killed in the collapse of an eight-story building in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 25.

By John Chalmers, Reuters

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh has risen to 160 and could climb higher, police said on Thursday, with people trapped under the rubble of a complex that housed garment factories supplying retailers in Europe and North America. 

The collapse, the third catastrophic incident at Bangladeshi factories in five months that have killed more than 200 people, could taint Bangladesh's reputation as a source of low-cost products and services and call attention to Western retailers and other companies that obtain products from the country. Read full story

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Volunteers and rescue workers look for survivors at the scene of the collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 25.

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A rescuer looking for survivors emerges from beneath a concrete slab in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 25.

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A rescue worker comforts a survivor who was trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed building in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 25.

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A victim's body lies amid rubble at the site of a building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 25.

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A young man reacts after seeing the body of a relative killed in the collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, on April 24.

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Bangladeshi garment workers help evacuate a survivor using rolls of fabric as a slide to evacuate people from the rubble after the building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh on April 24.

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People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 24

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A man who was trapped in an collapsed eight-story building housing several garment factories is reccued in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24.

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Civilians rescue an injured garment worker during a rescue operation after the eight-story Rana Plaza building collapsed at Savar, Bangladesh, April 24.

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People mourn for their relatives, who were working in the Rana Plaza building when it collapsed, in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24.

By John Chalmers, Reuters

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- An eight-story block housing factories and a shopping center collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing almost 100 people and injuring hundreds, officials said.

Firefighters and army personnel worked frantically through the morning at the Rana Plaza building in Savar, 19 miles outside Dhaka, to rescue people trapped inside.

One firefighter told Reuters that about 2,000 people were in the building when the upper floors jolted down on top of each other. Continue reading.

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Rescue workers carry a survivor named Sandeep out from the rubble of a factory three days after it collapsed in Jalandhar, India, on April 18, 2012.

Rescuers pulled a 17-year-old boy from the rubble of a collapsed factory in the Indian town of Jalandhar on Wednesday, nearly 55 hours after the building was flattened, The Hindustan Times reported.

The survivor, who was identified by his first name, Sandeep, was taken to hospital but was reported to have no major injuries.

The death toll in the tragedy has reached 10, but there are fears that dozens more workers remain trapped under the debris.

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Rescue workers watch as Sandeep, unseen, is carried out from the rubble.

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Rescue workers and Indian Army soldiers search through the debris of a collapsed factory during a rescue operation in Jalandhar, India, April 16.

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Volunteers try to remove debris at the site of a collapsed factory in Jalandhar, India, April 16.

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Rescue workers remove a worker from the debris of a collapsed factory in Jalandhar, India, April 16. The building, housing a blanket manufacturing factory, collapsed after a blast in the factory's boiler.

 It was 11:30pm at night when the building collapsed, but workers were there, busy making blankets at the factory.  Approximately 60 people have been pulled from the rubble and three have been found dead. Rescue workers continue to search for survivors as they believe there were about 90 people in the building at the time of the blast. 

More on the story from the BBC News and the Hindustan Times.

AP reports— Rescue workers struggled to reach dozens of people trapped in the rubble of a factory that collapsed in an eastern Pakistani city Monday, killing at least four, officials said.

The factory, which manufactured medicine, had been set up illegally in a residential area of Lahore and caved in after several gas cylinders inside exploded, said the city's deputy commissioner, Ahad Cheema. Authorities had previously closed the factory three times, but each time it reopened.

The factory was owned by a local politician, who used his influence to keep it open despite complaints from neighbors, said local resident Munawar Ali. 

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Residents and rescue workers comb rubble of a three-story factory building, which collapsed in Lahore on Feb. 6.

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Pakistani rescue workers carry a woman recovered from the debris of a collapsed building in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 6.

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Associated Press reports --Firefighters pulled more bodies from the rubble of three collapsed buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, raising the death toll to at least 17 as hopes faded for finding anyone alive almost three days after the disaster.

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Kitchen appliances are surrounded by rubble on the site of collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, Jan. 30.

A Rio de Janeiro fire department official said the search for survivors would continue at least through Sunday, but the chances of finding anyone alive are "practically nonexistent."

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People look up at a trio of collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

The official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press, said rescuers pulled five more bodies from the debris overnight and early Saturday morning. The death toll had been 12. Seven people are still missing.

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People take pictures of a trio of collapsed buildings in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

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