One dead following building collapse near Cairo
Illegal construction is a major safety issue in Egypt, despite pledges by the government to crack down on the practice.
![Policemen stand by the rubble at the scene of a building collapse along Kasr el-Nile street in the Egyptian capital Cairo's downtown district, on Aug. 15, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-07/GettyImages-1228055079.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=GVuCSN3q)
An apartment building collapsed in Egypt on Tuesday. A similar incident occurred in April and there are concerns about government oversight and infrastructure safety in the country.
The six-story building collapsed Tuesday morning in the city of Giza in Greater Cairo. A demolition order for the building had been issued earlier but not implemented, the state-owned Al-Ahram news outlet reported.