LEBANON: Rescue workers search through a second night for survivors of a dramatic building collapse which claimed the lives of at least 24 people

Record ID: 216316

  • Title: LEBANON: Rescue workers search through a second night for survivors of a dramatic building collapse which claimed the lives of at least 24 people
  • Date: 17th January 2012
  • Summary: BEIRUT, LEBANON (JANUARY 16, 2011) (REUTERS) SITE OF BUILDING COLLAPSE IN BEIRUT AND BULLDOZERS REMOVING RUBBLE RESCUE WORKERS WORKING CIVIL DEFENSE TRUCK MORE OF BULLDOZER REMOVING RUBBLE MORE OF THE RESCUE WORKERS NEAR SITE WHERE BULLDOZER REMOVING RUBBLE TRUCKS CARRYING RUBBLE MORE OF THE RESCUE WORKERS AT THE SITE VARIOUS OF RUBBLE BEING REMOVED
  • Embargoed: 1st February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Lebanon, Lebanon
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA42VB8PFBGCZ245TNM6I76LODS
  • Story Text: The death in toll from the collapse of a Beirut building rose to 24 on Monday (January 16, 2012).
    More than 10 people could still be under the rubble and rescue workers were to work through a second night in the hope of finding the survivors.
    The rescue team struggled in heavy rain to move the rubble amongst the ruins of the five-storey residential building in the capital city's Ashrafiyeh district.
    Many of those killed were foreign workers, including Sudanese, Ethiopian, Egyptian and Filipino nationals. Twelve other people were being treated in hospital, health ministry officials said earlier on Monday.
    It was not clear what had caused the disaster, which occurred after days of heavy rain in the Lebanese capital. Officials said the building was old.
    Prime Minister Najib Mikati set up a team to investigate why the building had collapsed and to ensure the safety of other buildings in the city that could be prone to collapse.
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