Death toll from building collapse in Lebanon rises to 9

5 days ago

The death toll from the collapse of an old residential building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has risen to nine, authorities have said. The five-storey building collapsed earlier on Sunday in Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood. Search and rescue operations are continuing at the site. Imad Khreich, director general of the Lebanese Civil Defence, told reporters that 15 people have been