A four-storey building collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital Saturday morning, killing at least 13 people and sending more than 80 others to hospitals, President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced Sunday.
The building, located in the bustling Kariakoo market district of eastern Dar es Salaam, collapsed around 9 a.m. local time. Emergency services rescued more than 80 people from the rubble, with 26 remaining hospitalized, according to the president’s address.
“The government will cover treatment costs and help with burial arrangements,” Hassan said, outlining immediate support measures for victims and their families.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about building safety standards in African urban centers, where construction failures often occur due to inadequate building standards or insufficient regulatory enforcement.
The collapse represents one of the deadliest building failures in recent Tanzanian history and has renewed calls for stricter construction oversight in the rapidly growing East African nation.
