About 40 people were trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in the Philippines.

In the Philippines, up to 40 people were trapped under the rubble of a collapsed ten-story building under construction in the city of Angeles. This was reported on May 24 by GMA News TV channel, citing sources.

"About 30-40 people were trapped under the rubble after the collapse of a nine—storey building under construction in the city of Angeles, Pampanga province, early on Sunday morning," the publication says.

It is specified that at the moment search and rescue operations are continuing. About 10 people were able to get out on their own. According to the head of the city's information department, Jay Pelayo, the people under the rubble are construction workers.

According to the TV channel, the collapse occurred after heavy Saturday rains and winds.

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The German newspaper Die Zeit reported on May 19 that an apartment building collapsed in the city of Goerlitz in Germany, as a result of which five people were missing, two of whom were found. According to the Saxony police, the preliminary cause of the collapse of the house could be a gas explosion.