An old residential building collapsed in the Beirut neighborhood of Ashrafieh on Sunday, killing a 15-year-old and injuring eight people, police said, dpa reported.
The five-storey building, erected in the 1960s, collapsed because of cracks caused by three days of bad weather conditions, according to Lebanese MTV Television.
Rescue operations were launched by the Red Cross and Civil Defence officials, while security forces cordoned off the area.