5 Dead, Scores Trapped After Building Collapses in Iran: State TV

5 Dead, Scores Trapped After Building Collapses in Iran: State TV
Iranian first responders and civilians gather at the site of a ten-story building collapse in Abadan, Iran, on May 23, 2022. (WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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DUBAI—Five people were killed when a 10-storey building in Iran’s southern city of Abadan partly collapsed and rescuers were trying to help at least 80 people left trapped under the rubble, Iranian state TV reported on Monday.

The semi-official Mehr news agency identified the building as a residential-commercial property on Amir Kabir street in the city, which is close to the border with Iraq.