{"id":60974,"date":"2020-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60974\/breaking-building-collapses-in-achrafieh-due-to-heavy-rains"},"modified":"2023-05-15T08:11:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T08:11:10","slug":"breaking-building-collapses-in-achrafieh-due-to-heavy-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60974\/breaking-building-collapses-in-achrafieh-due-to-heavy-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Building Collapses In Achrafieh Due To Heavy Rains"},"content":{"rendered":"A building in the Medawar neighborhood of Achrafieh has collapsed after last night and this morning&#8217;s continuous heavy rains. 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