Nine killed in Kazakhstan in apartment building collapse

    At least nine people were killed after part of an apartment building collapsed in central Kazakhstan, the country’s authorities said Monday, the World Bulletin reported.
    It said the victims include three men, three women and three children. A 32-year-old man had been pulled alive from the rubble.
    The ministry said it had dispatched 70 emergency workers to take part in the rescue operation.
    The remaining residents of the building have been evacuated.
    A government committee has been set up to probe the incident, the ministry said.
    Building collapses are not uncommon throughout the former Soviet Union, either due to faulty construction or worn-out infrastructure, as reported by Kazworld.