People go to the scene of a building collapse in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on November 17. (AP)

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov. 19 (AP): Rescue efforts continued for a third day on Monday after a building collapsed in Tanzania’s commercial capital, killing at least 13 people. The government announced that it will continue until all those trapped inside are rescued. recorded. The number of people stranded is unknown. Many people told local media they had lost contact with relatives they believed were inside

. More than 80 people were rescued from a 4-storey building containing dozens of shops that collapsed on Saturday morning in Dar es Salaam. More than 20 people are receiving medical treatment and the government will cover the costs, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Sunday.

He ordered an inspection of all buildings in Dar es Salaam’s Kariakoo district, popular with traders, and asked police to obtain ownership and construction permits for the collapsed building. It is currently the rainy season in the East African country, when building collapses are common. Collapsed buildings are often found to have violated building codes.