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Jordanian teams rescued one person and strived to save others from the rubble of a collapsed building in the capital Amman, officials said. Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in Amman, Jordan September 14, 2022. (Reuters)
State media reported that at least five people lost their lives and at least 10 others remain missing. (Reuters)
The country's prime minister, Bisher al Khasawneh, has ordered an investigation in the incident. (Reuters)
Jordanian Civil Defense rescue teams conduct a search operation for residents of a four-story residential building that collapsed on Tuesday, in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022. (AP)
"There are at least 10 people under the rubble ... there are signs of life," said government spokesperson Faisal Shboul during a visit to the site in the Webdeh district.(Reuters)
The building was located in Jabal al-Weibdeh, an older district of the Jordanian capital that is mostly inhabited by wealthier residents but also includes some poorer areas. (AP)
Civil defense members stand near an ambulance at the site of a four-storey residential building collapse in Amman, Jordan September 13, 2022. (Reuters)
