Ankara: At least five people were feared trapped inside debris after a four-storey building collapsed in the city of Konya in central Turkey on Friday. A search and rescue operation is currently ongoing at the spot.
Rescue teams retrieved the body of the 23-year-old from the building in Konya, 160 miles south of the capital Ankara.
A four-storey building collapsed in Konya, Turkiye, trapping at least five people, with emergency teams racing against time to rescue them. Two individuals have been rescued with injuries. The situation echoes previous incidents in Turkiye due to structural issues.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Saturday that 79 people were registered as living in the four-story apartment block in the city of Konya ... south of the capital Ankara.
A three-story building collapsed Friday in the central Konya province of Türkiye, triggering an extensive search and rescue operation.
The high death toll at the time was due in part to building safety regulations being ignored. In 2004, a 12-storey apartment building collapsed in Konya, claiming the lives of 92 people and injuring 30 others. Structural flaws and negligence were blamed for the collapse.
The collapse comes amid renewed focus on building safety following the deaths of 78 people in a fire that ripped through a 12-storey hotel.
A three-story building collapsed Friday in the central Konya province of Turkiye, triggering an extensive search and rescue operation, Azern
An apartment building collapsed in central Turkey, claiming the life of a young woman stuck in the building.As per Associated Press, rescuers at the scene discovered the body of a 23-year-old woman while trying to reach two people stuck under
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A search and rescue operation was underway in central Turkey on Friday after a four-story building collapsed, trapping at least five people inside, officials said.
ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescuers were battling to reach two people trapped under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey on Saturday, officials said, with three others already rescued. No deaths were reported.
Rescuers were battling to reach two people trapped under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkiye on Saturday (January 25, 2025), officials said, with three others had already been rescued. No deaths were reported.