Five dead when houses collapsed in Cairo

Rescue workers are looking for survivors of the house collapse in Cairo.Image: Mohamed Salah / AP / TT

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At least five people lost their lives and about twenty were injured when a nine-storey residential building collapsed on Saturday in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

“The governor immediately went to the scene together with civilian rescue forces,” the city council wrote in a statement.

Several deadly house races have occurred in Egypt in recent years. Lack of maintenance and poor compliance with building regulations are considered contributing reasons.

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