CAIRO, Dec 26 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The death toll from the collapse of a five-storey residential building in Egypt's Giza Province, south of Cairo, has risen to eight, reported Xinhua quoting Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website on Thursday.
Rescue teams recovered the body of the last missing person after two days of continuous search and rubble removal operations, according to the report.
The building collapsed late Tuesday in Imbaba, a densely populated neighbourhood in Giza, causing damage to several adjacent buildings, which were evacuated as a precautionary measure pending safety assessments.
In a statement on the official Facebook page of Giza Province, authorities said debris removal was carried out manually because the narrow street where the building was located prevented the use of heavy machinery.
A specialised engineering committee has been assigned to investigate the cause of the collapse, including whether the building had undergone unlicensed modifications or violated construction regulations.
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