As rescue workers continued to look for victims, the death toll from the collapse of a 13-story building in Alexandria, a coastal city in northern Egypt, reached 10.
This was reported on Wednesday by the state-run Nile TV. According to the article, five residents are still listed as missing, and rescuers found two more dead late Tuesday night, bringing the total number of fatalities to 10.
According to the article, four accident victims who required hospital care have now been discharged.
According to Mohamed Taher, the governor of Alexandria, the structure—which often accommodates vacationers in the summer—had been divided vertically, which led to the collapse.
The building’s owner and builder have been accused of negligent homicide and assault, as well as construction without permits, which many have theorized caused the collapse.
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