At least 31 people have died and time is running out for about 80 more feared buried under the rubble of a collapsed Cairo apartment block, police and rescue workers said in the Egyptian capital Wednesday.
Police officers at the scene told Reuters rescuers searching the debris of the 11-story building that fell Sunday have so far pulled out 27 corpses. More than 24 survivors have also been dug out, but four died in the hospital, they added.Tuesday, rescuers pulled out two women alive after 36 hours entombed beneath the rubble, but a German Red Cross worker said chances of finding any more survivors were evaporating.
"The time frame is 60 hours after the disaster . . . it's very difficult to find anyone alive in this weather," he said.
Cairo's weather has been sunny and warm since Sunday.