Türkiye, a building collapses in Istanbul: five dead, including three children

A building collapsed in the lower part for reasons yet to be clarified. Five people, including three children, died in the building collapse. The tragedy occurred in Istanbul "in the Asian part of the metropolis", the city governor's office said. The lower floors crumbled while the upper floors remained standing on the rubble. The causes of the failure need to be clarified.

The victims

Two girls aged five and ten, a twelve-year-old boy and two other people died in the collapse, while nine people were pulled alive from the rubble. "Search and rescue operations under the rubble ended after the body of the last victim was found at 6.15 am," the city governor's office said.