Fifteen dead in building collapse in Mali's capital

In Mali's capital Bamako, Fifteen people were confirmed dead after rescuers spent the day searching the remains of a three-storey building which collapsed, the Mali Ministry of Security said on Monday. The residential building, which was under construction but was inhabited, fell down in the early hours of Sunday, and the death toll rose throughout the day while firefighters extracted men, women and children from the rubble.

Twenty-six people survived, a spokesperson for the minister of security told Reuters on the phone. Most of those sustained injuries, state radio ORTM reported. The government said a lack of respect for construction standards was the likely cause of the collapse.