Five dead in partial collapse of residential building in Istanbul's Maltepe district
In short
Five people, including a five-year-old child, died when part of a seven-storey residential building collapsed in Istanbul's Maltepe district, Russian outlets reported on October 9. The search and rescue operation has ended; RIA Novosti, citing the provincial authorities, said it finished at 06:15 Moscow time after the last body was recovered.
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Five people died when part of a seven-storey residential building collapsed in Istanbul's Maltepe district, and search and rescue work at the site has ended, TASS, RBC and RIA Novosti reported on October 9. TASS cited TRT Haber for the death toll. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
RIA Novosti, citing a press release from the provincial authorities, said the rescue operation ended at 06:15 Moscow time after the body of the last of the five victims was recovered from the rubble. A five-year-old child was among the dead. Nine residents of the building were rescued, the authorities said, and 55 residents of three nearby buildings were evacuated, 44 of whom were temporarily placed in hotels. Almost 800 people took part in the search and rescue operation. [ 3 ]
According to RIA Novosti, three floors of the seven-storey building, which was built in 1987, collapsed overnight into Thursday. District prefect Esin Keymen (Эсин Кеймен) said earlier that two floors of the partly collapsed building were an illegal add-on. None of the documents states the cause of the collapse. [ 3 ]
RIA Novosti also reported, citing the consulate general, that no Russians were among the dead or injured. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The collapse killed five people, including a child, and 55 residents of three nearby buildings were evacuated, 44 of whom were placed in hotels, according to RIA Novosti. The district prefect said two of the collapsed floors were an illegal add-on.
Key facts
- Five people died in the collapse of a residential building in Istanbul. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Search and rescue work at the site has ended. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Part of a seven-storey building collapsed in the Maltepe district. [ 2 , 3 ]
- A five-year-old child was among the dead. [ 3 ]
- Nine residents of the building were rescued; 55 residents of three nearby buildings were evacuated, 44 of them temporarily housed in hotels. [ 3 ]
- Almost 800 people took part in the search and rescue operation. [ 3 ]
- District prefect Esin Keymen (Эсин Кеймен) said two floors of the building were an illegal add-on. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the illegal add-on floors caused the collapse. The district prefect said two floors were an illegal add-on, but none of the documents states the cause of the collapse.
- How many people were injured. The documents report the dead, nine rescued residents and evacuations, but give no number of injured.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Rescue operation ends after the body of the last of the five victims is recovered, according to the provincial authorities (Moscow time). [ 3 ]
- TASS, citing TRT Haber, reports the death toll has reached five and search and rescue work has stopped. [ 1 ]
- RBC reports five dead and search and rescue work completed in Maltepe. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti publishes details from the provincial authorities' press release. [ 3 ]