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The death toll from the collapse of residential buildings in ‌the Lebanese city of Tripoli rose ‌to 15 after search ‍and rescue operations ended, Lebanon's National News Agency said Monday citing the civil ⁠defence chief.  Civil defence director general Imad Khreiss said ‍rescue teams rescued eight people from the rubble of the collapsed buildings in the northern city's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood. Officials said on Sunday that two adjoining buildings had collapsed. Abdel Hamid Karimeh, head of Tripoli's municipal council, said he could not ‌confirm how many people remained missing.  Earlier, the head of Lebanon's civil defence rescue service said the two buildings ‍were home to 22 ⁠residents. A number ‌of aging residential buildings have collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon's second-largest city, in recent weeks, highlighting deteriorating infrastructure and years of neglect, state media reported, citing municipal officials.  Karimeh said the issue of unsafe buildings in Tripoli was longstanding and driven by multiple factors, including construction violations, years of disorder, weak oversight and a lack of regular maintenance, partly linked to restrictive ​rent control laws that ‌discourage owners from investing in repairs.  He said many buildings in the ⁠city were ‍between 60 and 70 years old and had exceeded their structural lifespan without undergoing essential maintenance, increasing the risk of collapse.  The problem, he added, exceeded the capacity of the municipality and residents alone, calling for ​direct state intervention. Authorities have begun providing temporary shelter to displaced families, while Lebanon's Higher Relief Committee is offering housing allowances for up to three months, Karimeh said. He added that charities, the Ministry of Social Affairs and international organisations were co-ordinating to provide assistance, saying the aim was to secure a minimum ⁠acceptable level of support for affected households.

At least 14 people were killed in a mine collapse following heavy rains in El Callao, southeastern Venezuela. Venezuela's National Risk System reported that the bodies were found in three separate tunnels. Firefighters in El Callao said that the death toll was based on testimonies from other miners. The floods caused the collapse of vertical shafts. El Callao is a gold mining town, and most of its 30,000 residents are directly or indirectly involved in mining.