Four People Died When a Building in The Capital of Lebanon Housing Many Syrian Refugees Collapsed
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Late on Monday, a building in Beirut that housed most Syrian citizens fell, leaving three people injured and four people dead. The structure crumbled following many days of intense rain.
Four people were killed and three injured after a building collapsed in a southern Beirut suburb late on Monday night, according to a paramedic official. Search efforts for further victims were still underway beneath the debris.
After days of intense rain in Lebanon, the structure that collapsed in the suburb of Choueifat on Monday night fell apart.
According to local officials, the four-story structure was ordered to be evacuated two years ago due to worries about the building’s unstable foundation. As a result, the municipality did not deem the building safe. The building owner let Syrian people rent units in defiance of the directive.
The Islamic Health Society’s Raja Zreik, who was involved in the rescue efforts in the neighbourhood, stated that the majority of the residents in the building are Syrian citizens. He reported that four persons had died.
The four fatalities—a man, a woman, and a child—were also reported by the state-run National News Agency.
Two ladies and a boy were extricated from under the debris and sent to the hospital, Zreik said to The Associated Press.
At the site, a Lebanese Red Cross representative informed the local Al-Jadeed TV that 17 persons were still thought to be under the debris.
Earlier this month, a building in the same location collapsed, but nobody was harmed since everyone had been evacuated because the area was deemed unsafe.
Approximately 805,000 Syrian refugees are registered with the UN in Lebanon; however, officials believe that the true number of refugees is far higher, maybe as high as two million.
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