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By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker along with staff
Updated January 17, 2012 13:13:32
Map: Lebanon
The loss of life toll with the collapse of a six-storey Beirut apartment block increased by to as a minimum 24 people, because rescuers combed the particular rubble to get more detailed bodies.
One witness within the Ashrafiyeh section of the Lebanese capital instructed local TV how the sound from the making collapsing appeared to be "like an earthquake".
The apartment block was household for you to with regards to 50 people - most of them Sudanese and Egyptian labourers.
Red Cross public Georges Kettaneh mentioned 12 persons ended up injured plus at least tendencies escaped if your condo prohibit out of the blue collapsed.
Among the dead was a 15-year-old girl.
One find said trash begun slipping in the setting up inside the first night time prior to whole block came crashing down.
A resident that runaway having her mummy claimed the making was particularly run-down and also the seller had cautioned tenants to never keep on being generally there shortly just before it disintegrated.
She instructed area television set that she in addition to her the mother mastered to get away because creating followed tumbling down but her papa and some siblings stayed trapped.
The owner possesses because been recently detained for questioning.
Anxious relations stayed along at the site overnight weeping plus praying since rescue workers using bulldozers sifted with the rubble.
President Michel Sleiman rushed towards site on Sunday evening (local time) because did indoor minister Marwan Charbel plus different officials.
Mr Charbel advised reporters it absolutely was necessary to carry out a study regarding similar houses through the country, many of which were developed illegally and also possessed a few storeys added devoid of suitable permits.
Anxious kinfolk slept at the website instantaneous weeping and also praying because rescue personnel with bulldozers dig through the particular rubble.
ABC/AFP
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