DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Rescue efforts at a building collapse that killed at least 13 people in Tanzania’s commercial capital entered a third day Monday, with the government saying they will continue until everyone trapped inside , has been saved.
The number of people trapped was unclear, but several people told local media they had lost contact with family members they believed were in the building.
More than 80 people have been rescued from the four-storey building, which housed dozens of shops and collapsed on Saturday morning.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu said on Sunday that more than 20 people were receiving medical treatment and that the government would cover the costs.
She ordered an audit of all buildings in the Kariakoo area of Dar Es Salaam, which is popular among traders, and asked police to obtain ownership and construction permits for the collapsed building.
Some of the dead were buried on Monday.
It is currently the rainy season, when building collapses are common in the East African country. Buildings that collapse are often found to have violated building regulations.
