Another girl found dead in collapsed Turkey dormitory

Another girl found dead in collapsed Turkey dormitory

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Ankara: The body of a schoolgirl was found buried in the rubble of a collapsed building on Saturday, bringing the number of dead to 18.

Rescue workers resumed their search after a family reported that one of their daughters was still missing.

The three-storey dormitory building in Turkey's Konya region collapsed on Friday and authorities suspect a gas canister blast caused the collapse.

Around 60 girls between the ages of eight and 16 were staying at the dormitory at the time of the incident.

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