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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ten dead after building collapses in Egyptian city

Ten people have died after a building collapsed in Egypt’s Kerdasa City - (Xinhua/Shutterstock)

Ten people are dead and three injured after a three-storey residential building collapsed in Egypt.

The incident occurred on Monday morning in Kerdasa City, west of Greater Cairo.

Egyptian authorities dispatched rescue teams and ambulances to the scene to search for victims trapped beneath the rubble.

Kerdasa is to the west of Greater Cairo (Google Maps)

The Giza governorate received alerts about the collapse around 5am and immediately initiated evacuation procedures for surrounding buildings as a precautionary measure, according to a statement released on Facebook.

Security and forensic teams are currently investigating the cause of the building's collapse.

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