Ketina Apartmantekê li Alexanderia (Al-Uqsur)a Misrê
Egyptian police evacuated a 13-floor building in eastern Alex “Azareta” in the early hours of Wednesday morning after it tilted over the opposite building. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
The tilted building was newly constructed, the Egyptian authorities immediately cut the electricity and natural gas off while they were evacuating the buildings. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
The governor of Alexandria Mohamed Sultan said the demolition of the building will take 3 days approximately and it will be done manually and gradually from top to bottom. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
A soldier guards the demolition area, the Alexandria tramway network in this area has been blocked to prevent fluctuations that may cause buildings break apart. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Residents of Azareta in Alexandria gathered to watch the demolitions process and talking about their fear from the possibly collapse of the rest of the buildings in the neighbourhood. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Residents are filming the tilted building and the some others are taking selfies for the memory, Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Residents gathered to watch the tilted building of Azareta, “All perpetrators and those responsible for the incident will be held accountable and referred to trial promptly.” Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Military troops watch the demolitions process, “investigations have begun to find the cause of the collapse” Alex governor said. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
A rescue elevator taking demolition workers to the building top to start the demolitions process. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Residents are worried about the rest of the buildings in Alexandria as the majority of the buildings are violating the granted building license. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Military Troops guard the demolitions area, the police arrested the owner of the tilted building on Friday and is being charged of illegal building and endangering citizens. Sunday, June 4, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
Palestinian Hamas police stand guard at the entrance of a mosque as worshipers attend the last Friday noon Prayer of the holy month of Ramadan, in Gaza City.