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Two buildings collapse in Istanbul as rescue operations intensify amid reports

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Istanbul, Turkey TRANSLATED

A major structural failure has struck the Fatih district, where two separate structures collapsed on March 22 morning hours according to multiple news sources including In.gr (09:00) and Documentonews.gr (09:40). Emergency crews are currently engaged in an ongoing rescue operation at both sites while authorities confirm reports of trapped individuals as well as injured persons requiring medical attention.

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    Two buildings collapsed in Istanbul's Fatih district on March 22, causing chaos and panic among residents.
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    Rescue operations are underway at the site of rubble with an unknown number of people trapped inside.
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    Emergency services have reported injuries resulting from both building collapses.
Mar 22, 09:58 Newsbeast reports a building collapse in Istanbul with ongoing investigations for trapped individuals.
Mar 22, 09:40 Topontiki and Documentonews report two buildings collapsed in Istanbul; references to injured people are made by Turkish authorities. Tanea adds that voices were heard from under the ruins near Fatih district while Video notes injuries.
Mar 22, 09:37 Tanea reports chaos and building collapses at a site called 'Fatih' in Istanbul with sounds coming from beneath rubble. Protothema states an operation is underway but the number of trapped people remains unknown as reported by Tovima.
Mar 22, 09:36 Protothema reports one building collapsed and rescue operations are advancing while trapping numbers remain unconfirmed at a site in Istanbul. In.gr confirms two buildings have fallen to the ground around this time with no specific casualty count yet.
Mar 22, 08:40 Tovima first reports one building collapse and expresses anguish regarding trapped individuals as news broke initially from Turkey via Topontiki at Mar 22, 16h37 (converted to UTC for consistency with source time).

A building has collapsed in Istanbul, with ongoing searches for trapped individuals.

— [Mar 22, 09:58] Κατερέυσε κτίριο στην Κωνσταντινούπολη – Ερεύνες για εγκλωβισμένους (Newsbeast.gr)

Turkey reports a building collapse in Istanbul with references to trapped people and injuries.

— [Mar 22, 09:40] Τουρκία: Κατέρευσε κτίριο στην Κωνσταντινούπολη – Αναφορές για εγκλωβισμένους και τραυματικές (Video) (Topontiki.gr)

Two buildings have collapsed in Istanbul; there are references to injuries and trapped people.

— [Mar 22, 09:40] Κωνσταντινούπολη: Κατέρευσαν 2 κτίρια – Αναφορές για τραυματικές και εγκλωβισμένους (Documentonews.gr)

Chaos is occurring in Istanbul as buildings collapsed near the Fatih district; voices are heard from under the ruins.

— [Mar 22, 09:37] Χαός στην Κωνσταντινούπολη: Κατέρευσαν κτίρια στην πόλη Φατχ – Ακούγονται φωναές κάτω από τα ερείπια (Tanea.gr)

A building has collapsed in Istanbul; a rescue operation is underway with an unknown number of trapped individuals.

— [Mar 22, 09:36] Κατέρευσε κτίριο στην Κωνσταντινούπολη - Σε εξέλιξη επιχειρήση στα ερείπια, άγνωτος ο αριθμός εγκλωβισμένων (Protothema.gr)
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Δύο κτίρια κατέρρευσαν στην Κωνσταντινούπολη – Αναφορές για τραυματίες
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