Three-year-old child dies, 16 injured in Cairo building collapse

A three-year-old child died and 16 people were injured in the collapse of a four-storey building in Cairo's Manshiyet Nasser area earlier today, according to Egypt's Ministry of Health.

Rescuers search for survivors at a building collapse site in Manshiyet Nasser area of Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 22, 2018. A three-year-old child died and 16 people were injured in the collapse of a four-storey building in Cairo's Manshiyet Nasser area earlier today, according to ahramonline.

Most of the wounded suffered minor injuries, while two required surgery.

A search is still going to find any other victims at the site.

According to Al-Ahram Arabic news website, the municipal council had previously issued an evacuation of the building and others on the same street.

The Manshiyet Nasser area is a working class neighbourhood with many buildings erected without licences.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)