Five killed after building collapses in Tanzania


  • World
  • Tuesday, 20 Dec 2022

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- At least five construction workers were killed on Sunday night and nine others injured after a two-story building collapsed in Tanzania's Kilimanjaro region, officials said on Monday.

The building, under construction in the district of Moshi, collapsed at 9 p.m. on Sunday, killing the five construction workers, Moshi District Commissioner Abbas Kayanda told a news conference.

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