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Fox News
10 Feb 2023


Search efforts were underway to find those still missing beneath the rubble while the injured were transported to a nearby hospital, it said. No further details were immediately provided.

ANNUAL INFLATION RATE IN EGYPT REACHES NEW HIGH AS CURRENCY SURGES

According to reports in local media, the two killed were children.

A building collapse in Egypt killed at least two people and injured 20 others.

A building collapse in Egypt killed at least two people and injured 20 others. (Fox News)

Building collapses are common in Egypt, where poor construction and shoddy building maintenance are common across the country, especially in shantytowns, low-income neighborhoods and rural areas.

EGYPT EXCAVATION UNVEILS NEW ANCIENT TOMBS, SARCOPHAGUS, AMULETS NEAR PYRAMID

Last month, six people were killed in an apartment block collapse in the southern city of Asyuit.

The government has tried to crack down on illegal construction in recent years following decades of lax law enforcement. Also, authorities are building new cities and neighborhoods to rehouse those living in poorly constructed buildings.

However, many cities across the North Africa country still have large swaths of unlicensed apartment blocks and shantytowns in breach of building regulations.