11 killed in Egypt building collapse

At least 11 people were killed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria before dawn on Wednesday when a four-storey apartment block collapsed. Eleven bodies were pulled from the rubble of the building where 35 people lived, and 10 people were injured, the official told a foreign news agency. The recovered bodies included a woman locked in an embrace with her baby, the official news agency reported, adding that the search was going on for more bodies. The building collapsed at a time when most residents were sleeping, the official said.

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