Death Toll from Alexandria Building Collapse Rises to 5

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Health, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, announced today, Tuesday, that 5 bodies have been retrieved from under the rubble of the collapsed building in Alexandria, north of Cairo. Two of the injured have been discharged from the hospital after receiving necessary medical treatment. The fourth body, which was unidentified, was recovered today from the victims of the building on Khalil Hamada Street in the Sidi Bishr area of the Montazah district, and efforts are ongoing to identify it. Shortly after, a fifth body was pulled from the rubble. Abdel Ghaffar confirmed in statements to CNN that ambulances remain stationed at the site of the collapsed building to provide medical services to the injured and to prepare for any further fatalities that might be found under the debris, with nearby hospitals on high alert for potential emergencies. In a related context, the civil defense forces, in cooperation with the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces, are continuously working to remove the rubble of the 13-story building in Alexandria to search for victims beneath it, according to local media reports citing provincial officials.