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Building collapse in Lebanon's Tripoli kills 13, search for missing continues - UPDATED

09 February 2026 12:01 (UTC +04:00)

The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in the Lebanese city of Tripoli rose to 13, as rescue teams continued to search for missing people beneath the rubble, APA reports, citing Reuters.

Rescue workers in the northern city's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood have also assisted nine survivors, while the search continued for others still believed to be trapped under the debris, NNA said.

Officials said on Sunday that two adjoining buildings had collapsed.

Abdel Hamid Karameh, head of Tripoli's municipal council, said he could not confirm how many people remained missing. Earlier, the head of Lebanon's civil defence rescue service said the two buildings were home to 22 residents.

A number of aging residential buildings have collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, in recent weeks, highlighting deteriorating infrastructure and years of neglect, state media reported, citing municipal officials.

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07:08

Nine people were killed and six injured when an old building collapsed in the Tabna area of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, APA reports, citing Lebanese media.

The five-story building collapsed for reasons that are still unknown.

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01:28

A large number of injuries and fatalities were reported as a result of the collapse of an old five-story building in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, APA reports, citing Al-Jazeera.

The intensive rescue operations are continuing to extract those trapped under the rubble as a result of the incident.

The building collapsed on Sunday afternoon, according to reports. According to initial reports, residents and rescue teams were able to pull four people out of the rubble alive, and the search for the remaining missing people is ongoing.