China Building Collapse Kills at Least 22

At least 22 people have died after a row of makeshift buildings collapsed in [f500link ignore=true]Southern[/f500link] China on Monday.

Six people were rescued from the rubble, including one young girl who is thought to have survived because she was shielded by the bodies of her parents. The rescue operation has now been called off, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The dead were mostly migrant workers who were renting accommodation. "They lost their lives to take advantage of cheap rent.