Egypt: 8-storey building collapses, 10 dead, 15 buried

At least 10 people were killed and 15 others were buried when a building collapsed in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

British news agency Reuters quoted Egyptian security sources on November 25 as saying that the 8-story apartment building that collapsed last night also injured 7 other people.

The death toll is expected to rise as Egyptian emergency services continue to search for and rescue trapped people.

The incident occurred in the Matareya area east of Cairo.

Scene of the incident

Similar incidents are not uncommon in Egyptian cities, where many illegal buildings that do not meet safety standards have sprung up.

Investigators are looking into the cause of this fatal accident.

According to Cairo Emergency Services head Mamduh Abdelkader, a house under illegal construction near the collapsed building.

To avoid the dangers surrounding the collapsed building, residents in a nearby 4-story building were evacuated./

According to VNA