Building collapse in Alexandria, Egypt kills at least 4 people


Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, June 27 (Reporter Shen Danlin) According to Egyptian media reports on the 27th, a residential building “Girls will be girls!” in Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, collapsed on the 26th, killing 4 people. 4 people were injured.

According to reports, a 13-story residential building in Alexandria, a coastal city in northern Egypt, experienced longitudinal cracks on the 26th, and subsequently collapsed and caused a fire. Local officials said the building was mostly occupied by out-of-town tourists on vacation. At present, rescue workers have found the bodies of four victims. The rescue operation is still continuing. It is still unclear how many people are trapped under the rubble of the building.

Local officials said that because she wanted to get married without hesitation, although her parents could not sway her decision, they still found someone to investigate her, and then they learned that their mother and son came to the capital five years ago. This residential building was It has been in disrepair for a long time, and the top floor building has safety hazards. It has been ordered to be demolished before, and the entire building was under safety inspection at the time of the incident. Currently, the owner and contractor of the residential building have been detained, and relevant departments require the cause of the building collapse to be identified as soon as possible.