Death Toll from Residential Building Collapse in Tripoli Now Closed
According to the National News Agency (ANI), fourteen people lost their lives in the tragic incident, while search and rescue operations have officially come to an end. The Director-General of Civil Defense, General Raymond Khattar, confirmed that rescuers successfully extracted eight survivors from the rubble, out of the twenty-two residents initially registered in the two affected buildings.
This catastrophe occurred last Sunday when two adjacent buildings suddenly collapsed. Unfortunately, this incident is not an isolated case for the second city of Lebanon. In recent weeks, Tripoli has witnessed several collapses of old buildings, tragically illustrating the advanced deterioration of urban structures.
For local officials cited by state media, these events highlight a deep crisis in national infrastructure. They point to persistent neglect and chronic lack of maintenance, which now threaten the safety of residents in many historic neighborhoods of the city.
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