Death toll rises to nine in collapsed building in Jordan


Civil defence members search for survivors at the site of a four-storey residential building collapse in Amman, Jordan September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Muath Freij

AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordanian rescuers searched for a second day for remaining survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in Amman where nine people were confirmed dead so far, officials said on Wednesday.

At least 25 people were in the dilapidated residential building in the Webdeh district of the Jordanian capital when it crumbled on Tuesday.

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