New Delhi, India -- The toll in the collapse of a five-story residential building in the Indian capital, New Delhi, climbed to at least 65 dead on Tuesday, officials said.
About 80 other people were injured in Monday's collapse, said New Delhi's fire-service chief, R.C. Sharma.
Emergency crews were still sifting through the rubble, after having pulled out people dead or alive, said New Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia.
Officials worried that the death toll might rise to 70.
Video from the scene showed residents digging through debris with construction equipment. Rescuers carried dust-covered victims to waiting vehicles.
The building apparently collapsed because its foundations had weakened after exposure to water from this year's heavy monsoons, said City Municipal Spokesman Deep Mathur and Chief Minister of New Delhi Sheila Dikshit. The structure was situated closely to the Yamuna River, which flows through New Delhi.
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