2 hours agoNumber of victims rising from Istanbul building collapse
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Turkish Interior Minister Sulejman Soylu has announced that the death toll from the collapse of the building in Istanbul has gone to 21, while 14 people have remained injured. The residential block, located in the Asian part of the city, collapsed last Wednesday, while authorities have not yet discovered the cause of [...]
The residential bloc, located in the Asian part of the city, collapsed last Wednesday, while authorities have not yet discovered the cause of the collapse. About 35 people were inside the building when the collapse occurred. So far, 21 dead bodies have been extracted from the ruins of”, the minister said.
Fourteen residences have been registered in this building, but the mayor said that the three highest floors of this building have been illegally constructed. Even a textile shop was found to be operating without permission at the entrance to this building.
Residents of seven buildings near the collapsed building have been evacuated from their residences for security reasons, while Istanbul prosecutors are investigating the cause of the collapse. The interior minister announced that research to locate other troops would continue, writes “Reuters.
