Collapsed building in Alexandria |
Less than a day after terrible deadly train disaster in Badrashin, near
Giza, which took lives of at least 19 young conscripts and injured more than
120 of them, another tragedy happened in Egypt.
Two residential buildings have collapsed on Wednesday, 16 January, in
two Egypt’s governorates: one in the coastal city of Alexandria and another one
in the governorate of Daqahilya.
The residential building located in Alexandria’s district of Al-Maamoura
collapsed in early morning on Wednesday. At least 24 people have been found
dead and nearly 11 people injured, according to the reports of Egypt’s Ministry
of Health. Rescue team continued to search for other people who could remain
under the destroyed house.
The residential house included 24 apartments; each of them was occupied
by the families. There were also some reports that the residents of the
building have been complaining over the dangerous conditions of the house,
especially after the heavy rains in Alexandria last week.
According to the reporters Alexandria’s police has already arrested two
owners of the building, and investigations are ongoing.
Tarek Wafiq, Egypt’s Minister of Housing said commenting the tragedy
that the government of course should be responsible for this situation. But at
the same time it’s worth mentioning that the building was constructed without
the license, added the Minister.
The terrible incident in Alexandria highlighted one of the most
important problems in Egypt: corruption and authorities’ negligence. The
situation with the regulating in the housing sector should be also reviewed and
changed, stressed the Minister.
Another residential building, located in Belqas, in the village of El-Darafil,
the governorate of Daqahilya, has also collapsed today, causing the deaths of
at least two people and injuring eight. The officials have confirmed the
incident just hours after the building’s collapse in Alexandria.
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