الرئيسية
At least 11 people were killed and 12 injured when a run-down
six-storey apartment block collapsed without warning in the Lebanese
capital, a Red Cross official told AFP on Monday.
"Up until now,
11 bodies and 12 injured Lebanese nationals and foreigners have been
recovered from the rubble," said Georges Kettaneh, adding that rescue
operations mounted during the night were continuing Monday morning.
The
apartment block, in Beirut's eastern Ashrafiyeh district, came crashing
down suddenly on Sunday evening. It was known to house Lebanese,
Sudanese and Egyptian families.
Neighbours said dozens of people had lived in the building.
Among
the dead was a 15-year-old girl while her grandmother as well as a
73-year-old Lebanese man, at least two Sudanese, an Egyptian and a
Filipina were among the injured.
Local television said seven of the dead were foreign labourers, including two from Jordan.
"It was like an earthquake" when the block collapsed, one witness told the local MTV channel.
six-storey apartment block collapsed without warning in the Lebanese
capital, a Red Cross official told AFP on Monday.
"Up until now,
11 bodies and 12 injured Lebanese nationals and foreigners have been
recovered from the rubble," said Georges Kettaneh, adding that rescue
operations mounted during the night were continuing Monday morning.
The
apartment block, in Beirut's eastern Ashrafiyeh district, came crashing
down suddenly on Sunday evening. It was known to house Lebanese,
Sudanese and Egyptian families.
Neighbours said dozens of people had lived in the building.
Among
the dead was a 15-year-old girl while her grandmother as well as a
73-year-old Lebanese man, at least two Sudanese, an Egyptian and a
Filipina were among the injured.
Local television said seven of the dead were foreign labourers, including two from Jordan.
"It was like an earthquake" when the block collapsed, one witness told the local MTV channel.