One Dead, 10 Missing As Hotel Collapses In Eastern China

Rescuers had pulled seven survivors from the rubble of the budget Siji Kaiyuan hotel in the popular tourist city after it collapsed Monday afternoon, CCTV said.

A hotel collapsed in eastern China Monday, leaving at least one person dead and 10 others missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Rescuers had pulled seven survivors from the rubble of the budget Siji Kaiyuan hotel in the popular tourist city of Suzhou, CCTV said. CCTV said the rescue was "fully under way," adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the disaster. The Siji Kaiyuan opened in 2018 and had 54 guest rooms as well as a banquet hall and conference rooms, according to its listing on the travel site Ctrip.