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2 die after residential building balcony collapses in Georgia’s south-east

Interpressnews reported on Monday the pregnant woman had died in hospital after receiving injuries in the incident, with her child saved by doctors following a Caesarean section delivery. The patient was 38 weeks pregnant. Photo: Interpressnews.ge.

Agenda.ge, 27 Jun 2022 - 14:17, Tbilisi,Georgia

Two individuals, including a pregnant woman, died and three were injured after a balcony of a five-storey residential building collapsed in south-eastern Georgia’s Marneuli municipality on Sunday.

Interpressnews reported on Monday the pregnant woman had died in hospital after receiving injuries in the incident, with her child saved by doctors following a Caesarean section delivery. The patient was 38 weeks pregnant.

Earlier on Monday doctors said an eight-year-old who received multiple injuries in the incident was in “severe” health condition and under artificial respiration, after undergoing surgery at a Tbilisi hospital the previous day.

A seven-year-old boy was also injured in the collapse, with Rustavi 2 TV channel reporting he was receiving treatment for minor injuries in Marneuli’s Aversi Hospital.

An investigation into the incident has also been launched by relevant bodies.

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