Egypt: Cairo flats collapse kills 17 people

A block of flats has collapsed in Egypt's capital, Cairo, killing at least 10 people.

Seven people were also injured when the eight-storey building in the western suburb of Matariya collapsed overnight.

Emergency services chief, General Mamdouh Abdul Qader said rescue workers were searching through the rubble for 15 people who were believed to be trapped.

The collapse of buildings happens regularly in Egypt due to illegal construction, and poor enforcement of regulations.

General Qader said the cause of the accident is not yet known, but two storeys were recently added to the building 

BBC