15 dead people in Mali building collapse
05 September 2019 |
2:00 pm
Fifteen people were killed when a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Bamako's Banconi Salemebougou district, according to a provisional assessment by the Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Protection. Rescue operations to search for survivors are ongoing.
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