A partial building collapse in Istanbul kills 2 and traps at least 2 more
Emergency teams evacuated 55 nearby residents during the search for two trapped victims inside the structure, citing safety concerns over unauthorized floors added after its 1987 completion.
- A seven-story residential building in Istanbul's Maltepe district partially collapsed on Thursday morning, trapping at least seven people, including a 6-year-old, beneath the debris on the city's Asian side.
- Before dawn, the building's lower three floors caved in at 5:40 a.m. local time in the Cevizli neighborhood, causing upper levels to tilt. Authorities launched an investigation into the collapse, though the cause remains unknown.
- Istanbul Governor Davut Gul reported that rescue teams have successfully pulled nine people, including two children, from the rubble. Rescuers established contact with a 6-year-old trapped beneath the collapsed section but altered approach due to site instability.
- Authorities evacuated nearby buildings to ensure public safety as ongoing site instability forced specialized rescue units to proceed with extreme caution. The structural risk hampered efforts to reach those still trapped beneath the debris.
- Turkey is implementing a nationwide urban transformation program to replace aging, earthquake-risky structures; this incident underscores persistent challenges authorities face inspecting residential blocks across the country.
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In the Turkish metropolis, a house is suddenly sitting together. In the end, there are five dead. Are floors illegally built on them the reason for the disaster?
Datuk Bandar Maltepe Esin Koymen berkata bangunan itu mempunyai lebih banyak tingkat daripada yang dibenarkan. Setakat ini, tiada penjelasan rasmi berhubung punca runtuhan.
The lower floors of a building on the Asian bank of Istanbul fell sharply on Thursday morning. Five people were killed, including two girls aged 5 and 10 and a 12-year-old boy. More than 1,200 buildings would threaten to collapse in this way in the Turkish city due to defective constructions. - Turkey: the first floors of an Istanbul building collapse, five dead including three children (International).
The victims are three children and two adults
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