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Rwanda building collapse: Six dead and dozens trapped | |
(about 21 hours later) | |
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 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 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, said Ms Mukantabana, the Minister of Disaster Management. | |
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. |