Building topples over in Egypt and comes to rest on a skyscraper next door

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A 13-storey building in Egypt's second city Alexandria tilted across a street into another apartment block on Thursday, forcing police to evacuate it and nearby structures.
The municipality cut electricity and gas supplies to the residential building that was being propped by its neighbour. There were no reports of any injuries.
The military has now been called in to demolish it.
The governor of Alexandria, Mohamed Sultan, said the demolition plan was being completed manually from top to bottom, and that the process was likely to take three days.
The Social Solidarity Minister Ghad Wali added that the ministry would provide 21 apartments for affected families, Ahram Online reported. 
Incidents like these take place relatively frequently in Egypt where building regulations are often flouted and additional floors added without planning permission.


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