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Tanzanians dig for survivors after building collapse
DAR ES SALAAM | Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:38am EDT
(Reuters) - A building under construction collapsed in the center of Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Friday and rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble, with conflicting reports about the number of dead.
A senior police officer initially told reporters 15 people were killed and two people were pulled out alive. Hours later, the mayor for central Dar es Salaam, Jerry Silaa, said two people were killed and 17 survivors had been found.
The building, in the Kariakoo district, was at least 12 storeys high. Witnesses said some cars were crushed in the collapse and people were using their hands to pull away masonry.
Rescue workers said they heard the voices of people trapped, possibly including boys who had been playing soccer nearby when the building collapsed. Some witnesses said construction workers may also have been trapped.
Tanzania's buoyant economy has fuelled a construction boom, and Kariakoo in particular has been a focus for building. The speed of construction has raised concerns over standards.
Senior government officials also gathered at the scene.
(Reporting by Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala; Writing by Edmund Blair in Nairobi; Editing by Pravin Char)
Death toll in Tanzania building collapse rises to 19
NAIROBI | Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:23am EDT
(Reuters) - The death toll from the collapse of a building in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam has climbed to 19, a senior official said on Saturday.
The building of more than 12 storeys, which had been under construction, collapsed on Friday morning near a mosque in the Kariakoo district around the city center. Several cars were crushed by falling masonry.
Tanzania's buoyant economy has fuelled a building boom, especially in Kariakoo and the city center. But the speed of construction has raised concerns about standards.
"Nineteen people have been killed so far and 17 were rescued alive, so this accounts for 36 people who were trapped in the collapsed building," Dar es Salaam Regional Police Commander Suleiman Kova told reporters at the scene.
"There is very little hope of finding any more people alive from under the rubble, but we are determined to recover all bodies so that they can be given a proper burial."
Witnesses said they believed construction workers were inside the building when it collapsed. Rescue workers sifting through the rubble on Saturday said two boys were also still missing.
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, who visited the scene on Friday, ordered authorities to act against responsible parties.
Kova said police had arrested four suspects, including the building owner. Police had previously said the owner in custody was also the contractor, but later said they were still looking for the building contractor.
(Reporting by Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala; Editing by Edmund Blair and Andrew Roche)
Tanzania pulls 29 bodies from rubble of fallen building
DAR ES SALAAM | Sun Mar 31, 2013 12:39pm EDT
(Reuters) - Rescue workers have pulled 29 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, a senior official said on Sunday.
The building of more than 12 storeys, which had been under construction near a mosque in the Kariakoo district around the city center, caved in on Friday morning. Several cars were crushed and boys playing soccer nearby were among the dead.
"We have now recovered a total of 29 bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building," Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadick told Reuters.
He said workers were now reaching the basement where there was a store for equipment and more bodies might be found. He said digging would continue until all bodies were recovered.
Tanzania's buoyant economy has fuelled a building boom, especially in Kariakoo and the city center. But the speed of construction has raised concerns about safety standards.
President Jakaya Kikwete, who visited the scene on Friday, ordered authorities to act against responsible parties. Police said four people had been arrested over the incident.
(Reporting by Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Mark Heinrich)
