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Dozens feared trapped in Rwanda building collapse Rwanda building collapse: Six dead and dozens trapped
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About 100 people are feared trapped in a collapsed four-storey building in north-eastern Rwanda, the government says. Six people have died after a four-storey building in north-eastern Rwanda collapsed, 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. Rwandan police say 18 people are currently in hospital. Twelve others were discharged earlier after receiving treatment.
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. The four-storey building in Nyagatare, 60 miles north-east 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. As the building is located by the roadside, people who were on the street may also be trapped, said Ms Mukantabana, the Minister of Disaster Management.
The number of people working in the building is unknown, ministry official 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.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.There will be an investigation into the cause of the collapse, it adds.