Region | Egypt
Toll tops 100 at Cairo rockslide site
The death toll from a rockslide that buried dozens of homes in a Cairo slum earlier this month has risen to at least 101, a security official said on Monday.
Cairo: The death toll from a rockslide that buried dozens of homes in a Cairo slum earlier this month has risen to at least 101, a security official said on Monday.
Soldiers and emergency services have tunnelled underneath the huge boulders to search for bodies after a cliff face collapsed on homes in Manshiyet Nasser on September 6.
Share this article
Popular in News
News Editor's choice
-
King Tut's tomb set for project
Observers note strange brown spots marring lavish wall paintings
-
Thieves caught with Dh6m in gold
Twenty-five gold bars were stolen from the luggage of a Malaysian tradesman
-
What to expect at the Dubai Airshow
We preview what types of aircraft to expect at the Dubai Airshow


