More Bodies Found After Collapse

Rescue workers found eight more bodies Monday beneath the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed in southern Brazil, raising the death toll to 27.

“That’s the end. They have finished clearing the site,” police Sgt. Ver Dasca said by telephone from the resort town of Guaratuba, 500 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.

The six-story building collapsed Saturday.

Police said construction workers were inside at the time to reinforce the structure after residents reported cracks in the concrete base.

Crews dug with cranes, shovels and hoes to find survivors. Nine people escaped with injuries.