Event

2013 Dar es Salaam building collapse

29 Mar 2013 · 6.82° S, 39.29° E

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When
29 Mar 2013
Kind
Event
Coordinates
6.82° S, 39.29° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2013 Dar es Salaam building collapse.

Summary

Dar es Salaam building collapse: At least 36 are killed and around 25 more are trapped when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

2013 Dar es Salaam building collapse

Structural failure in Tanzania

The Dar es Salaam building collapse occurred during the early hours of Good Friday on 29 March 2013 when a 16-floor residential apartment building collapsed on a nearby mosque compound, killing 36 people and trapping over 60 under the rubble.

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