A residential building fell in Egypt: three children died

As a result of the collapse of a private residential building in the province of Sokhag in the south of Egypt, three children died on Thursday. According to the Egyptian news agency Mena, an old two-story house belonging to a 37-year-old worker collapsed in a small village.

Three brothers - three and two years, as well as a two -month -old baby, died under the wreckage. Built at one time made of unburned brick and clay using palm leaves as a roof, housing had long needed repairs, reports ITAR-TASS.

On the fact of the collapse of the house and the death of children, a criminal case has been instituted, an investigation of the circumstances of the incident has begun.

The collapse of old residential buildings is a fairly frequent phenomenon in Egypt, where construction is often carried out illegally, with technology violations, poor -quality materials are used and corruption is common.

Recall, on October 8, a house in the city of Alexandria collapsed: 11 people were killed and another 10 were injured and injured. Then it was reported that the house, in which 35 people lived, collapsed due to dilapidation, and local authorities previously warned about the possibility of such an outcome.

In August, a six -story residential building collapsed in the Cairo district of Shubra, and then it was possible to avoid victims. In July, as a result of the collapse of a two -story year in the city of Mansur in the north of the country, five people were killed

In December 2007, an 11-story building fell in Alexandria, 35 people died under the rubble. Another 19 people, including two children, died during the collapse of a five -story building in Alexandria in 2005 .