At least eight killed in building collapse in Cairo

The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) appears behind buildings in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, on March 2, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

CAIRO – At least eight people were killed on Monday when a five-storey building in the Egyptian capital Cairo collapsed, a security officer at the scene and state media said.

The building in the Hadayek el Kobba neighborhood north of central Cairo was in a densely built area of informal housing, where rescue workers searched through the rubble for survivors.

Two neighboring buildings have also been evacuated until municipal authorities check their safety

Rescue teams are searching for a missing woman under the rubble, the state-run Ahram website reported. Two neighboring buildings have also been evacuated until municipal authorities check their safety.

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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.