Building collapse in Bila, Kafr El-Sheikh injures five; search for missing continues

A residential building collapsed Monday in Bila, Kafr El-Sheikh, injuring five people, as rescue crews searched the rubble for missing persons.

• A building of a ground floor and three upper stories collapsed Monday in Bila, injuring five people.
• Civil defense and rescue teams are using heavy equipment to search for people missing beneath the rubble.
• Governor Ibrahim Mekki traveled to the site and directed medical care for the injured, the governorate said.
• The public prosecutor has opened an investigation, which authorities link to demolition of an adjacent building.