Building Collapse in Syrian City of Aleppo Leaves 16 Dead

People search for victims and survivors amidst rubble of a building that collapsed in the the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on January 22, 2023. (AFP)

A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported.

The five-story building housing about 30 people is in the Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood under the control of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. It collapsed overnight, according to the report, after water leakages weakened the structure's foundation.