Egyptian authorities say at least eight people have been killed when an apartment building collapsed Cairo
Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said.
Cairo’s governor, Ibrahim Saber, ordered the evacuation of neighboring houses as a precautionary measure, according to a statement from the governor’s office. Building collapses are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction and a lack of maintenance are widespread in shantytowns, poor city neighborhoods and rural areas.
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