Turkey: Rescuers recover people alive from rubble of deadly building collapse

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Turkey: Rescuers recover people alive from rubble of deadly building collapse

Turkey, Istanbul

February 7, 2019 at 00:23 GMT +00:00 · Published

Rescue workers reportedly rescued at least 6 people after a residential building collapsed in the Maltepe district of Istanbul on Wednesday, killing at least two.

According to local media reports, at least two people were killed and four more were injured. Rescue teams are searching for several others believed to be trapped under the rubble.

There were reportedly 14 apartments in the building that collapsed. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the collapse.

Turkey: Rescuers recover people alive from rubble of deadly building collapse

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Rescue workers reportedly rescued at least 6 people after a residential building collapsed in the Maltepe district of Istanbul on Wednesday, killing at least two.

According to local media reports, at least two people were killed and four more were injured. Rescue teams are searching for several others believed to be trapped under the rubble.

There were reportedly 14 apartments in the building that collapsed. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the collapse.

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