Five dead as bottom of Istanbul building crumbles
First reported 8 Oct, 12:44 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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The collapse saw the bottom three storeys cave in, with the top four storeys perched on top.
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Eight survivors rescued from the rubble as fears of further collapse slow operations in Istanbul’s Maltepe district.
The collapse saw the bottom three storeys cave in, with the top four storeys perched on top.
Five people lost their lives, including three children, in a building collapse in Istanbul’s Asian side, with the bottom floors giving way. Rescue operations have concluded after finding the last victim.
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- Two killed after building partially collapses in Turkiye’s Istanbul (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
Eight survivors rescued from the rubble as fears of further collapse slow operations in Istanbul’s Maltepe district.
- Two dead and several trapped under rubble after flat collapses in Istanbul (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Two people have been killed, but the real number of victims remains unknown
- Five dead as bottom of Istanbul building crumbles (opens Arab News in a new tab)
Five people lost their lives, including three children, in a building collapse in Istanbul’s Asian side, with the bottom floors giving way. Rescue operations have concluded after finding the last victim.
- Five dead as bottom of Istanbul building crumbles (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The collapse saw the bottom three storeys cave in, with the top four storeys perched on top.



