A 3-storey building collapsed suddenly Tuessday in Tanta city, Gharbiya governorate. The collapse may have been due to cracks on the first floor, which caused parts of the upper floors to give way. Gharbiya governor Ahmed Saqr instructed Tanta mayor Fathi al-Fiqqi to coordinate with the police in the formation of a committee from the Control and Follow-up division to inspect the collapsed building and to impose a cordon around the site of the incident. The security authorities evacuated residents of adjacent buildings temporarily for fear on their lives. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent November 30, 2016 09:08 UTC