11 reported dead after damaged building collapses in Gaza City
Rescue teams reportedly recovered 11 bodies from the rubble, while dozens remain missing and at least 15 people were injured.
A six-story building previously damaged during Israeli attacks reportedly collapsed in Gaza City. Gaza civil defense said 11 bodies had been recovered, while dozens remained missing and at least 15 people were injured. The figures and reports about those trapped under the rubble were not independently verified.
A six-story residential building in Gaza City reportedly collapsed on Wednesday, killing 11 Palestinians and leaving dozens of others missing, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency, citing Al Arabiya.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defense, said rescue teams had recovered 11 bodies from the rubble in the Al-Sinaa area of Gaza City. He said dozens of people remained unaccounted for and that emergency crews lacked the equipment needed to continue the search effectively.
Some reports put the number of missing people at more than 60. Basal also told Al Jazeera that more than 50 children were believed to be trapped beneath the debris. The reports said several children were among those killed and that at least 15 people were injured.
The building had previously been damaged during Israeli attacks and was housing dozens of displaced Palestinians who had lost their homes, according to the reports. Basal said hundreds of homes and buildings across Gaza were at risk of collapse, warning that conditions could worsen without reconstruction efforts.
The casualty figures and reports about people trapped beneath the rubble had not been independently verified in the supplied account.