Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital.
Rescue teams are searching for a missing woman under the rubble, the state-run Ahram website reported.
Meanwhile, two neighboring buildings have been evacuated until municipal authorities examine their safety.
The accident just happened a day after two buildings collapsed in Alexandria and Beheira governorates in northern Egypt, killing five people and wounding 11 others. ■
Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers work at a building collapse accident site in Cairo, Egypt, July 17, 2023. At least seven people were killed and another one was wounded on Monday after a five-story building collapsed here in the Egyptian capital. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)