Over 60 trapped as 16-storey building collapses in Tanzania

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-3-30 11:38:01

Rescuers clean up the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/<a href=Zhang Ping) Related:Over 60 trapped in collapsed building in Tanzania's Dar es SalaamDAR ES SALAAM, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in downtown of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris.No casualties have been reported as of noon local time as rescuers were excavating the remaining of the building and searching for survivors, a Xinhua journalist at the site said. Full story" src="http://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2011/261f82ac-f1f1-4dc7-afce-bdeccd5b2e56.jpg">
Rescuers clean up the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Local residents clean up the building collapse site in downtown of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
Local residents clean up the building collapse site in downtown of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Rescuers clean up the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
 Rescuers clean up the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
A rescuer is seen at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
A rescuer is seen at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
The building collapse site is seen in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
The building collapse site is seen in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
Rescuers search for survivors at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 
Rescuers move away a smashed car at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)
Rescuers move away a smashed car at the building collapse site in downtown Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 29, 2013. A 16-storey building on Friday morning collapsed in Dar es Salaam, with more than 60 people got trapped in the debris. No casualties have been reported as of noon local time. (Xinhua/Zhang Ping)


 

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