Bangladesh building collapse death toll crosses 800

Bangladeshi police say the death toll from the collapse of a building housing five garment factories has passed 800 and is continuing to climb.

Bangladeshi police say the death toll from the collapse of a building housing five garment factories has passed 800 and is continuing to climb.

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Authorities are still digging through the rubble of the Rana Plaza building in search of more bodies two weeks after the eight-story building collapsed.

Police said that as of Wednesday afternoon they had confirmed 803 deaths from the disaster. The building collapse was the worst garment manufacturing disaster in the world.