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5 dead, 12 missing in collapse of northern Mexico mall

At least five people are dead after the collapse of a shopping mall under construction in the northern Mexico city of Monterrey.

The civil defense office in the state of Nuevo Leon, where Monterrey is located, said that two people had been pulled alive from the rubble and 12 were listed as missing.

Photos taken by the office showed emergency personnel hauling the injured men out of the rubble. About 100 emergency personnel were looking for more people who may be trapped.

The concrete slabs of the three-story structure appear to have pancaked, falling one atop another.

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