The Egyptian Ministry of Health confirmed that two injured people were rescued from under the rubble
Cairo – Ashraf Abdel Hamid
Posted on: June 26, 2023: 09:51 PM GST Last updated: June 26, 2023: 10:16 PM GST
Today, Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced that the body of a victim of a property collapse in Alexandria was recovered, and two injured people were also rescued from under the rubble.
The authorities continue to search for other bodies, as well as the injured, while the state of emergency has been lifted in all hospitals in the province.
The ministry stated that all the injured left the hospital after receiving the medical service, noting that the ambulance teams will continue to be stationed at the accident site until the completion of the rubble removal work, in anticipation of any other injuries or deaths.
Major General Muhammad al-Sharif, Governor of Alexandria, confirmed that a vertical split caused the collapse of the 14-storey property.
He said that all the competent authorities are present at the site of the fall of the property No. 5, Khalil Street, Khalil Hamada Street, in Al-Montazah First District.
Al-Sharif explained that the property had a vertical hemisphere split, and it is being confirmed that there are any residents under the rubble, pointing out that the property is used as rental apartments during the summer season, and a removal decision was issued for the last floor, stressing that all facilities were immediately cut off from the property.
The authorities imposed a security cordon around the site of the collapse of the property, and gas, electricity and services were cut off from neighboring properties to avoid a disaster.
2023-06-26 17:51:00
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