Three dead, 13 injured in building collapse in Yemen's southern city of Aden
Three dead, 13 injured in building collapse in Yemen's southern city of Aden
Yemen's southern city of Aden Aden is home to thousands of large, dilapidated buildings, in a country where a years-long war has devastated already fragile infrastructure and public services.
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Rescue operations in Yemen's southern city of Aden take place following a fatal building collapse
A dilapidated building collapsed on Saturday in southern city of , killing three people, injuring 13 and leaving "dozens" still trapped under the rubble, government sources said.
"Three people were killed and 13 injured in the collapse of a residential building," a government sourceÌýwho requested anonymity, told AFP. "Dozens of people are still trapped".
Other government sources confirmed the initial toll.
City residents helped rescuers pull people out from under the rubble, witnesses said.
Aden is home to thousands of large, dilapidated buildings, in a country where a years-long war has devastated already fragile infrastructure and public services.
Yemen's internationally recognised government temporarily shifted its seat of power to after Iran-backed Houthi rebels overran the capital Sanaa in 2014.
A launched a military intervention to prop up the government exactly seven years ago.
The conflict has killed hundreds of thousands of people directly or indirectly and displaced millions, creating what the UN describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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