Building collapse kills hundreds in Bangladesh

A victim's relative cries at the site of the garment factory building that collapsed on Wednesday in Savar, Bangladesh, April 25, 2013.

By Thursday, the death toll reached almost 400 people as rescuers continued to search for injured and missing, after a huge section of an eight-story building that housed several garment factories splintered into a pile of concrete.

Bangladeshis crowd to watch rescue work in progress at the site of the building collapse, April 25, 2013.

Bangladeshi rescuers carry the body of a survivor out from the rubble, April 25, 2013.

A Bangladeshi rescuer looking for survivors gestures from beneath a concrete slab, April 25, 2013.

Rescue workers carry a victim's body after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Relatives cry as rescuers look for survivors and victims at the site of a building that collapsed on Wednesday in Savar, Bangladesh, April 25, 2013.

Farzana Khatun waits to receive the body of her brother who died in the collapse, April 24, 2013.

A Bangladeshi rescuer dresses the wounds of another who was injured during a rescue operation at the collapse site, April 25, 2013.

An article of clothing lies amid rubble at the site of the collapse, April 25, 2013. The eight-story building housed several garment factories.

Bangladeshi soldiers use an earthmover for rescue operations after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

A relative of a victim cries at the site of the building collapse, April 25, 2013.

Rescuers carry a woman after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

A Bangladeshi woman injured in the collapse, receives treatment at a hospital in Savar,Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers carry a young victim's body after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013. Hundreds were killed and many more feared trapped in the rubble.

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013. Dozens were killed and many more feared trapped in the rubble.

Relatives mourn for a victim of an eight-story building in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescuers work at the site of the collapse, April 25, 2013.

Rescuers look for survivors in the debris of the collapsed building, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers use clothes to bring down survivors and bodies after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers remove concrete slabs as they look for survivors after an eight-story collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers pull a woman out from the rubble after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers carry a victim's body after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

People and rescuers gather after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers carry a young victim's body after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

A survivor reacts in pain as he is carried by a rescuer after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

The scene of an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers use pieces of cloth to bring down a survivor after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Relatives mourn a victim at the site of an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

Rescue workers and others look for survivors after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

A man who was trapped in a collapsed eight-story building is rescued in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.

A victim's body is trapped in rubble after an eight-story building collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh, April 24, 2013.