Building collapse in Beirut suburb kills 4, search ongoing for survivors
ABC News
A paramedic official and state media say a building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut killing four people and injuring three others as search operations continued for more people under the rubble
BEIRUT -- A building collapsed in a southern suburb of Beirut late Monday, killing four people and injuring three others as search operations continued for more people under the rubble, a paramedic official said.
The building that collapsed in the suburb of Choueifat Monday night crumbled after days of heavy rain in Lebanon. Local officials said the building was not considered safe and the municipality had ordered the four-story building evacuated two years ago out of concerns its foundations were weak. Despite the order, the owner of the building rented apartments to Syrian families.
Most of the people living in the building are Syrian citizens, according to Raja Zreik of the Islamic Health Society that was taking part in rescue operations in the area. He said four people were killed.
State-run National News Agency also reported that four people, two women, a man and a child were killed.
Zreik told The Associated Press that two women and a boy were pulled out from under the rubble and rushed to hospital.
