Death Toll from Tripoli Building Collapse in Lebanon Rises to 9 - The State Signal

Death Toll from Tripoli Building Collapse in Lebanon Rises to 9

ByThe State Signal Newsdesk

LEBANON – The death toll from the city of Tripoli building collapse in northern Lebanon rose to 9, according to authorities on Sunday.

The five-story building collapsed earlier in the day in Tripoli’s Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood. Search and rescue operations are continuing at the site.

Death Toll from Tripoli Building Collapse in Lebanon Rises to 9 - The State Signal
TRIPOLI, LEBANON: Rescue operations at the scene of the collapse on Feb. 8. ( Houssam Shbaro – Anadolu Agency )

Imad Khreich, director general of the Lebanese Civil Defense, told reporters that 15 people have been pulled from the rubble, including six who were rescued alive.

Rescue teams are still attempting to reach around eight people believed to be trapped beneath the debris, according to information obtained by Anadolu.

Death Toll from Tripoli Building Collapse in Lebanon Rises to 9 - The State Signal
TRIPOLI, LEBANON: Search and rescue teams operating at the scene of the collapse on Feb. 8.. ( Houssam Shbaro – Anadolu Agency )

Tripoli Mayor Abdel Hamid Karimeh said earlier that six people were killed and seven others injured in the collapse.

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