A still from footage of a fatal building collapse in Egypt last December.
A still from footage of a fatal building collapse in Egypt last December.
A still from footage of a fatal building collapse in Egypt last December.
A still from footage of a fatal building collapse in Egypt last December.

Three boys among six killed in building collapse north of Cairo


Hamza Hendawi
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Six people, including three boys, were killed and at least 20 injured when an apartment building collapsed on Friday in the Nile Delta city of Damanhur, north-west of Cairo.

Officials said the four-storey block fell down after a gas cylinder exploded.

Two adjacent buildings suffered structural damage, they said.

Authorities released the names of the six fatalities, who included three boys; Youssef Ahmed Amin, 10, Yassin Ashraf Mahdi, 5, and Yassim Ahmed Mohammed, 3. Yassin's father, 49-year-old Ashraf Mahdi, was also killed.

Building collapses are common in Egypt, where poor construction and shoddy building maintenance are common, especially in shanty towns, low-income neighbourhoods and rural areas.

Last month, six people were killed in an apartment block collapse in the southern city of Assuit.

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Tue Sep 4: Malaysia v Singapore, UAE v Oman, Nepal v Hong Kong

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Updated: February 11, 2023, 5:15 AM