Six people, including four children and two women, died, while three others were injured on Thursday as a result of the collapse of a two-story house in Sohag’s Waneneh village. Those who suffered injuries were taken to Sohag University Hospital to undergo medical treatment. Villagers asserted that additional residents of the house remained buried under the rubble. Local authorities rushed to the scene of the collapse and began searching for any remaining victims. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a law in January that aims to demolish many of Egypt’s illegally constructed buildings.

Source: Egypt Independent September 24, 2020 13:20 UTC