This was announced by the head of the Civil Defense Service, General Imad Khreish, in a statement posted on X. Earlier, information was provided about six victims.
"The search and rescue operation in the Bab Tabban neighborhood, where an apartment building collapsed on February 8, lasted all night, using heavy construction equipment," he said. At the moment, 14 bodies without signs of life have been found under the rubble, 8 more people have been recovered alive, they have been sent to the hospital for treatment."
Earlier, the mayor of the city, Abdel Hamid Karima, appealed to the government to declare the ancient quarter of Bab Tabban a disaster zone, where two residential buildings collapsed in recent days after heavy rains. He said that the authorities are currently evacuating people from several buildings that are in disrepair.
The Prime Minister of the Republic, Nawaf Salam, expressed condolences to the families of the victims, promising to bring to justice "all those who may have been negligent." He called on the opposition to refrain from attempts to use the tragedy in Tripoli for selfish political purposes. tass.ru .
