At least two people died Saturday when a two-story building collapsed in a suburb of Limassol, a coastal city in southern Cyprus, according to authorities and the island's public broadcaster.
One body has been recovered from the rubble and emergency services continued their search on Saturday for other potentially trapped residents, said Andreas Kettis, a spokesman for the fire department.
A second person, found unconscious, is presumed dead, according to the public broadcaster CyBC, which adds that four injured people were taken to hospital but their lives are not in danger.
The building "collapsed like a house of cards," Kostas Michael, head of the Limassol criminal investigation department and police spokesman, told reporters.
According to local authorities, the building had already been considered dangerous in the past.
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