2025 Fez buildings collapse

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2025 Fez buildings collapse
Date10 December 2025
Location Fez, Morocco
Deaths22
Non-fatal injuries16

On 10 December 2025, two buildings collapsed in Fez, Morocco, killing 22 people and injuring 16 others. [1]

The buildings were two adjacent four-storey residential buildings in the Al Mustaqbal neighbourhood. At the time of the disaster, there was a Aqiqah, a family newborn celebration, in one of the buildings, with the other being unoccupied. A search and rescue operation was started to recover other people possibly trapped under the debris. [1] [2]

Residents were evacuated from the disaster area. The injured were brought to the University Hospital Centre. [1]

An investigation has been started into the causes of the accident. [1] According to the Moroccan news outlet Hespress , the collapse may have been caused by illegally constructed additional floors on the buildings. A source reported that the owners had received a permit for only two floors, but allegedly violated the applicable building regulations. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "At least 19 people killed as two buildings collapse in Morocco". The National. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. "Zeker 22 doden door instorting gebouwen in Marokkaanse stad Fez, zoekactie in volle gang" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  3. "Meer dan 20 doden na instorting van appartementengebouwen in Marokko" [More than 20 dead after apartment buildings collapse in Morocco]. NOS.