BOGOTA: A new 21-story apartment building collapsed in the Colombian city of Medellin, leaving 11 workers missing in the rubble, authorities said on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

The building had been evacuated after inspectors warned of a risk of collapse, but workers were inside trying to shore up the structure when it came down Saturday night, the mayor’s office said.

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