Rescuers using backhoes and shovels searched for survivors yesterday under a massive pile of broken concrete and dust that was left when a residential building under construction collapsed in southern India, killing at least 15 workers.

A five-storey building under construction in the southern Indian state of Goa has collapsed, killing at least seven workers and leaving dozens more feared trapped under the rubble.

At least six children were killed when a school bus plunged into a river in the Indian resort of Goa.