Hossam el-Hamalawy
From the Daily News Egypt:
The death toll of the Duweiqa rockslide crossed the century mark two weeks after massive boulders slid off the edge of Moqattam onto the shantytown below.
Reports indicate that 101 bodies have been recovered from the debris, and estimates are that there are hundreds of bodies still buried beneath it.
A relief committee has been set up to provide support for the Duweiqa residents. You can find the contact info here…
From AFP…
A total of 38 people were killed in a massive weekend rockslide in Egypt which flattened homes in a north Cairo shantytown, according to the latest toll given by the health ministry on Monday.
“The number of victims has risen to 38 dead and 57 wounded,” the ministry said in a statement carried by the official MENA news agency.
A report by the BBC however says those who died are “at least 51 people”.
Below is a report by Al-Jazeera International…