5 dead in concrete wall collapse in Makkah

The civil defense's teams at Jabil A-Kaaba district in Makkah were dealing with the accident of the collapse of a supporting concrete wall with 15 meters high and approximately 100 meters length.
The wall was concrete blocks used as a support and part of the extension project for the first Ring Road.
The teams of civil defense are still working and using rescue personnel and heavy equipment to lift the debris and save people from under the rubbles.
The media spokesman for the Civil Defense in Makkah, Lieutenant-Colonel Saleh Al-Alayyani said that civil defense teams have managed to get out five bodies for the victims from under the collapsed rubble in the accident that witnessed three wounded.
The work is still going on to lift the rest of the rubble to make sure there are no trapped people, he said.