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| Dozens feared trapped in Rwanda building collapse | Dozens feared trapped in Rwanda building collapse |
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| About 100 people are feared trapped in a collapsed four-storey building in north-eastern Rwanda, the government says. | About 100 people are feared trapped in a collapsed four-storey building in north-eastern Rwanda, the government says. |
| "The tentative information we have indicates that debris fell on about 100 people," Rwandan minister Seraphine Mukantabana told AFP. | "The tentative information we have indicates that debris fell on about 100 people," Rwandan minister Seraphine Mukantabana told AFP. |
| Rwandan police say three people have been confirmed dead and 21 people have been taken to hospital. | |
| Construction workers are believed to be among those trapped in the building. | Construction workers are believed to be among those trapped in the building. |
| The four-storey building in Nyagatare, 60 miles northeast of the capital Kigali, was under construction when it came down. | |
| As the building is located by the roadside, people who were on the street may also be trapped, Rwandan Minister of Disaster Management Seraphine Mukantabana says. | |
| The number of people working in the building is unknown but sources say it could be more than 70 people, ministry spokesman Frederic Ntawukuriryayo told the BBC. | |
| Police and the army have secured the site and are carrying out an intensive rescue operation, according to a police statement. | |
| There will be an investigation into the cause of the collapse, it adds. |