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| Block of flats collapses in Egypt | Block of flats collapses in Egypt |
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| A 12-storey block of flats has collapsed in Egypt's second city, Alexandria, causing an unknown number of casualties, the authorities say. | |
| Ambulances and civil defence teams rushed to the site of the collapse in the eastern suburb of Loran district, sources quoted by AFP said. | Ambulances and civil defence teams rushed to the site of the collapse in the eastern suburb of Loran district, sources quoted by AFP said. |
| Collapses happen frequently in Egypt's many poorly constructed and overcrowded urban areas. | Collapses happen frequently in Egypt's many poorly constructed and overcrowded urban areas. |
| Many structures are unauthorised and not built according to regulations. | Many structures are unauthorised and not built according to regulations. |
| Early reports say five bodies have been pulled from the rubble although the death toll is expected to rise. | |
| In 2005, at least 16 people died when a building collapsed in another residential area in the Mediterranean city . | |
| The block which had three extra floors added illegally collapsed onto the wall of a neighbouring school where mothers were waiting to pick up their children. |