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2013 Dar es Salaam building collapse
2013Mar, 29

At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, 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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