10 victims have been found dead at the collapse of a 13-story building in Alexandria’s El Montazah District from Monday, 26 June, according to Ahram Online. The body of Sameer Hussein Mohamed Hussein, 21, was retrieved from the rubble on 28 June, bringing the total number of casualties to 10. Among the earlier casualties were Abdullah Mahfouz, 13, Mostafa Othman, 22, and Hamdy El-Sayed, 40. The four individuals who were injured while passing by the building as it collapsed were treated and discharged from the hospital on Monday, 26 June. The collapsed building was home to 16 families. Holidaymakers were also in residence for the summer season, but it is unclear how many were in the building when it fell. An investigation into the cause of the collapse revealed that the fourteenth floor of the building was scheduled for demolition; it had been constructed illegally and might have led to the structure’s instability, according to Governor of Alexandria Mohammed al-Sharif. Additionally, a resident reportedly removed two of the building’s essential structural columns during a construction project without permission, according to building resident Mohamed Morgan. The location of the removed columns…
Death Toll in Alexandria Building Collapse Reaches 10 as Rescue Efforts Continue
June 29, 2023
