Five people died and more than 20 were wounded Saturday as a building collapsed in the Egyptian capital Cairo, local authorities said.
“The governorate’s crisis room was informed at 3:00 am (0100 GMT) of the collapse of a building consisting of a basement, a ground floor, and nine (upper) floors,” the Cairo governorate said in a statement.
It said that five people were confirmed dead and 24 wounded in the collapse in the Gesr Suez district near Heliopolis in the east of the city.
“Khaled Abdel Aal, the governor, immediately went to the site of the incident accompanied by civil protection forces,” the statement added.
He ordered the “establishment of an engineering committee” to inspect surrounding buildings and evaluate the impact.
Egypt has suffered several deadly building collapses in recent years, due to the dilapidation of many premises and poor adherence to planning regulations.
Werder Bremen, a prominent German football club, has joined St. Pauli in boycotting X (formerly…
The Nigerian Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the recent…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has debunked the rumoured death…
The United Kingdom government has said it is contemplating a ban on social media for…
An annual audit report by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (OAuGF) has…
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as…