At least 13 useless and dozens injured after constructing collapsed on market in Tanzania: Rescuers compelled to ship water and oxygen to these nonetheless trapped via gaps in particles

At least 13 people have died after a building collapsed on a market in Tanzania’s largest city.

Over 80 people have been rescued following the incident in Dar es Salaam, the country’s president said on Sunday.

The four-storey building in the city’s Kariakoo suburb came down at around 9am on Saturday.

Many remain trapped in the structure and are being handed supplies of oxygen, water and glucose through gaps in the rubble.

In an address, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said 84 people were rescued and rushed to hospitals.

Twenty-six of the injured remain in hospital, she said.

She said the government would cover treatment costs and help with burial arrangements.

Pictures from the scene showed a huge pile of debris from the destroyed building, the collapse of which also damaged overhead electricity wires.

A total of 13 people have died following the collapsed of a building near a market in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Emergency workers on the scene in the Kariakoo suburb of the country’s most populous city

Emergency workers were shown attempting to rescue people from the rubble. 

Seven people were lifted out of the building’s basement on Sunday morning. Heavy machinery including cranes have been brought in to assist with the operation.

Dar es Salaam’s regional commissioner Albert Chalamila told The Citizen newspaper that he was ‘hopeful’ more survivors would be found.

Authorities ‘won’t rest until we have made sure we have been able to rescue each and every person or soul who is trapped in the rubble’, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. 

Pictured: The remains of the collapsed building, which appeared to have also damaged overhead electricity wires and adjacent structures

An investigation into the cause of the crash is expected to begin once the efforts to rescue survivors are complete. 

Buildings some African cities are prone to collapses as a result of weak construction standards or lax enforcement.

In neighbouring Kenya, a seven storey building collapsed last month in Kahawa West, Nairobi.

It’s unknown how many people were in the residential block when it fell in on October 20, but police said residents had been evacuated amid warnings the building was weak.