Death toll in residential building collapse in Jordan rises to 8
STORY: Death toll in residential building collapse in Jordan rises to 8
DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: Amman
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of rescuers searching for survivors after a residential building collapsed in Amman
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HATEM JABER, Director of Civil Defense
STORYLINE:
The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan's capital Amman on Tuesday rose to eight, the Public Security Department (PSD) said in a statement Wednesday.
Rescue work is still going on, the PSD added, noting that an infant and an injured person in his 50s were pulled out from the rubble of the collapsed building and transferred to the hospital.
So far, 16 people have been injured due to the collapse, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
The Director of Civil Defense Brigadier General Hatem Jaber told Xinhua Wednesday that rescue teams are still operating at full capacity to reach all people under the rubble.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HATEM JABER, Director of C
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