Istanbul, Oct 29 (AP) A seven-story apartment building in Turkiye’s northwestern city of Gebze collapsed early Wednesday, trapping a family of five under the rubble and killing two of them State-run TRT news channel identified them as a man, 43, a woman, 37, and their three children. Deputy Interior Minister Mehmet Aktas told reporters that Dilara Bilir, 18, was successfully rescued. Authorities recovered earlier the bodies of her younger sister, Hayrunnisa, 14, and brother, Muhammed Emir, 12.

TRT said first responders were still looking for the parents and that 627 rescuers were deployed on-site.

While state-run Anadolu Agency stated the cause of the collapse was currently unknown, Mayor of Gebze Zinnur Büyükgöz, speaking to local media, suggested it might be related to nearby metro con

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