About three bodies were yesterday pulled out from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Jordan’s capital three days ago even as authorities have now confirmed the overall toll of dead people to be 13.
Africa Today News, New York reports that a massive rescue operation has been activated since the four-story residential building toppled over on Tuesday in Jabal al-Weibdeh, one of Amman’s oldest neighborhoods.
‘Rescue teams were able to extract three more bodies on Friday; the death toll now stands at 13,’ the country’s public security directorate said in a statement, adding that the ‘search is continuing’.
A one-year-old girl was among the dead, along with a woman and a young man, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.
The body of at least one more person, a woman, is believed to still be buried under the rubble.
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On Thursday, emergency workers safely rescued a four-month-old girl from the wreckage, having sustained only minor bruises.
Jordan’s public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of three people as part of the investigation, including the building manager as well as two other people involved in renovation work, state media said.
The site of the tragedy is in the capital’s central Jabal al-Weibdeh district, known for its vibrant cultural life and home to a large number of expatriates.
Africa Today News, New York further gathered that no fewer than 350 rescuers, as well as drones and police dogs, were taking part in the search operations, which Petra reported would continue until everyone was accounted for.
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawneh ordered an investigation as officials said the building was in disrepair.