Three dead following building collapse near Cairo
Egypt has major problems with infrastructure safety and deadly incidents are not uncommon.
![This picture taken on May 26, 2021 from the Cairo Citadel overlooking the Egyptian capital shows a view of the minarets of mosques and building rooftops in old Islamic Cairo, which gave its nickname of a "city of a thousand minarets".](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2021-09/GettyImages-1233269659.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=FQXAaDln)
A building collapse near Cairo Wednesday night left three people dead.
Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported a residential building collapsed in the city of Shubra Al Khaymah, just north of the capital. Rescuers were unable to retrieve three people from the building, according to the outlet.