Egypt Building Collapse: 5 Dead, 2 Injured After 5-Storey Building Collapses in Beheira Province

Cairo, Aug 21: Five people were killed and two injured after a five-floor building collapsed on Friday in downtown Damanhur city in Egypt’s Beheira Province, state-run Ahram Online reported.

The victims were residents of the building, two of whom have been sent to hospital, said the report.

An investigation of the reason behind the incident is underway, the

Xinhua news agency reported. Egypt Train Accident: 32 Dead, Over 66 Injured After Two Trains Collide in Southern Province of Sohag.

Meanwhile, Hisham Amna, governor of Beheira, said in a statement that three neighboring buildings have been immediately evacuated to protect citizens and to facilitate the rescue work and rubble removal teams.

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