Coverage dated July 16, 2023

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

CAIRO (AP) — A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Apartment building collapses in Cairo killing at least 12 people (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The disaster is the second building to collapse in two days after four died on Sunday in northern Egypt.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Egypt: Cairo building collapse kills 9 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    An apartment collapse in the Egyptian capital has killed at least nine people and injured four. Rescue efforts are ongoing. Officials say they do not yet know what caused the accident.

  3. Triblive

    5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo killing at least 9 (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    CAIRO — A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble. Building collapses are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction and a lack of maintenance are widespread in shant…

  4. The Times of Israel

  5. Fox News

    9 dead in Cairo following a 5-story apartment building collapse (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    At least nine people died after an apartment building collapsed in Cairo, Egypt, Monday. The collapse may have been caused by a resident who removed some walls during maintenance work.

  6. WTOP Washington DC

    A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    CAIRO (AP) — A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said, as rescuers searched through the rubble.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Egypt building collapse leaves 9 dead, fourth in a month (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The collapse of a building in Cairo on Monday is brings number of fatalities from these incidents in Egypt to 25 in the last four weeks.

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