2 more bodies found after Israel construction site collapse

Israeli military rescuers pulled two bodies from a collapsed Tel Aviv construction site Friday, four days after the accident, bringing the death toll to five, an army spokeswoman told AFP.

Over a hundred Home Front Command soldiers were conducting searches for one last body believed to be buried at the site of the accident, which happened on Monday in the upscale Tel Aviv Ramat Hahayal neighbourhood. 

The circumstances of the accident remain unclear, with media reporting it occurred when a floor collapsed during the construction of a four-storey underground parking, which was eventually due to have a a shopping centre built on top.

Israel has seen a high number of construction accidents in comparison to the developed world.

Haaretz newspaper reported in May that 480 people were killed in construction accidents between 2000 and 2015, citing a survey placing Israel third from the bottom in a list that included the United States and 20 European nations.

Police reported 28 people had been killed on construction sites since the beginning of 2016. 

Source: AFP