RWANDA: Six dead and dozens trapped in collapsed building

Rwanda building collapse:

Construction workers are believed to be among those trapped

Six people have died after a four-storey building in north-eastern Rwanda collapsed, the government says.

"The tentative information we have indicates that debris fell on about 100 people," Rwandan minister Seraphine Mukantabana told AFP.
Rwandan police say 18 people are currently in hospital. Twelve others were discharged earlier after receiving treatment.
Construction workers are believed to be among those trapped in the building.
The four-storey building in Nyagatare, 60 miles north-east of the capital Kigali, was under construction when it came down.

As the building is located by the roadside, people who were on the street may also be trapped, said Ms Mukantabana, the Minister of Disaster Management.
Police and the army have secured the site and are carrying out an intensive rescue operation, according to a police statement.
There will be an investigation into the cause of the collapse, it adds.
BBC