building collapse
Latest building collapse kills three in Cairo
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Latest building collapse kills three in Cairo
Three people were killed and four injured when a three-story building collapsed in Masr al-Qadeema neighborhood, south of downtown Cairo,…
Aswan home collapses, killing elderly woman
Egypt
January 17, 2013
Aswan home collapses, killing elderly woman
A 70-year-old woman was killed and her two sons injured when a two-floor structure collapsed on Thursday in Kom Ombo,…
Update: Death toll in Alexandria building collapse rises to 28
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Update: Death toll in Alexandria building collapse rises to 28
The number of casualties in a building collapse in Mamora, eastern Alexandria, rose to 28 dead and 12 injured Wednesday.…
Three rescued, four still missing after building collapses in Alexandria
Egypt
October 19, 2012
Three rescued, four still missing after building collapses in Alexandria
A three-story building in Alexandria collapsed on Friday. Security forces have rescued three survivors, but continue to search for…
Nine killed in Assiut building collapse
Egypt
September 20, 2012
Nine killed in Assiut building collapse
The Civil Defense Authority said Thursday that the search is ongoing for victims buried in the rubble after a building…
Six dead, four missing after Shubra building collapse
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Six dead, four missing after Shubra building collapse
Six people were killed and four are missing after a four-story building collapsed in Khalafawi, Shubra, on Wednesday. A search…
The real estate pirates behind Alexandria’s collapsing tenements
Egypt
July 28, 2012
The real estate pirates behind Alexandria’s collapsing tenements
That just three people — a mother and her daughters — died when a building collapsed in Alexandria on Monday places the incident amongst…
Mother and two daughters killed in Alexandria building collapse
Egypt
July 24, 2012
Mother and two daughters killed in Alexandria building collapse
A mother and her two daughters were killed on Monday evening as a one-story building collapsed in the Amreya area of…
Suspect in building collapses arrested
Egypt
July 17, 2012
Suspect in building collapses arrested
Alexandria airport authorities arrested the main suspect in the collapse of four apartment buildings which killed at least 19 and…
Death toll of Alexandria building collapse rises to 19
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Death toll of Alexandria building collapse rises to 19
Authorities have recovered 19 bodies from under the rubble of three apartment buildings that collapsed in Alexandria, the Health Ministry…