Photo shows part of the ceiling that fell in a house in Tayr Debba, Tyr, South Lebanon after the earthquake struck. (Credit: NNA)
BEIRUT — The ceiling of a house in Tayr Debba, Sour district of South Lebanon, collapsed Wednesday after a mild earthquake struck in the early morning, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The 4.3-magnitude earthquake reverberated off the coast of South Lebanon on Wednesday morning, according to Lebquake, an app affiliated with the National Center for Geophysics.
The ceiling of the children's bedroom collapsed but no injuries were reported, the family's father, Mohammad Fakih, told the NNA.
Fakih appealed to the municipality and concerned officials to help him restore his house, which he says is old and at risk of collapse.
On Tuesday, large mountain rocks fell near a man's house in the Qabit area of Akkar governorate after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Turkey also shook Lebanon, according to a video the man sent to L'Orient Today. No injuries in that incident either.
Last week, the roof of a house in Kfar Roummane, in the Nabatieh district of South Lebanon, collapsed after it cracked during the massive earthquake that struck on Feb. 6. The family survived.
After the quake, the president of the Lebanese Association of Properties, Andira al-Zouhairi, warned of an “increased risk of building collapse,” adding that recent harsh weather in Lebanon aggravated the risks.
Several aftershocks have shaken Lebanon following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. The tremors have pushed some people in Lebanon to flee dilapidated homes, fearing collapse.