Building collapse in Cairo leaves five dead

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Reuters
27 March, 2021, 04:10 pm
Last modified: 27 March, 2021, 04:18 pm

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Building collapse in Cairo leaves five dead

Witnesses told Reuters many people were still trapped under the rubble of the 10-story building

Reuters
27 March, 2021, 04:10 pm
Last modified: 27 March, 2021, 04:18 pm
People inspect the area where a building was collapsed in Gesr al-Suez, Cairo, Egypt March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mai Shams El-Din
People inspect the area where a building was collapsed in Gesr al-Suez, Cairo, Egypt March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mai Shams El-Din

Five people were killed and 24 injured when a Cairo apartment building collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.

Witnesses told Reuters many people were still trapped under the rubble of the 10-story building.

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