Four die in Cairo bridge collapse

Four Egyptians workers reportedly died early Tuesday after part of a bridge under construction collapsed in the Cairo suburb of Maadi, a medical source said.

Two of the bodies have been recovered from the Nile River and the search is still going on for the other two bodies.

The to bodies have been moved to the a nearby hospital morgue while the rescue teams are looking for the remaining two workers.

Local reports mentioned that the families of the deceased have gathered around the site expressing their anger, but no injuries have been reported.

Egypt’s poor infrastructure has led to numerous deaths in recent years as bridges and buildings have collapsed across the country.

Industry experts have long called on the Egyptian government to move faster in increasing security and overall infrastructure efforts in the country in an effort to stem the rising human toll of construction.

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