Egypt’s 13-Storey Alexandria Building Used To House Holidaymakers Collapses Trapping People
A thirteen-story building often used to house holidaymakers during the summer months has collapsed in Egypt, trapping countless people under the rubble.
The building in Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria collapsed catastrophically this morning, sending clouds of smoke into the sky.
The exact number of people trapped under the rubble is not known.
Civil defense first responders gathered at the site of the collapsed 13-story building in the Sidi Bishr neighborhood.
Rescue teams are still searching the site, trying to locate survivors and clear the rubble after several cars reportedly crashed into the rubble.
The building in Alexandria collapsed catastrophically and the exact number of people trapped under the rubble is unknown.
City officials have yet to provide an official count of the casualties, but Alexandria Governor Muhammad al-Sharif said the building was torn apart by a “vertical split.” The governor said the building was mostly rented out to vacationers during the summer months. There was also a supermarket in one of the buildings on the ground floor
City officials have yet to provide an official count of the casualties, but Alexandria Governor Muhammad al-Sharif said the building was torn apart by a “vertical split.”
The governor said the building was mostly rented out to vacationers during the summer months. There was also a supermarket in one of the buildings on the ground floor.
He added that the top floor had been removed prior to the collapse after residents worried about its stability.
Eyewitnesses said they heard an explosion before the building collapsed.
