# The person rumoured dead in Kariakoo breaks his silence

**Dar es Salaam**. Businessman Hassan Yahya Mwampamba, who was previously rumoured to have died in the collapse of a four-storey building in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, on Saturday, 16 November 2024, has spoken out and detailed the methods he used to escape.

Speaking earlier on Sunday November 17, 2024, Hassan said: "Inside the building after it collapsed, there were 26 of us. First, we elected leaders to manage the situation as people were panicking. After that, we searched for an area with light and used it to help those who were trapped in smaller spaces, and then we followed."

"When I reached Muhimbili, I found out there were reports that I had died. I told them I’m alive, but the network had just cut off, and the picture I posted online was taken as a reminder after we were sure there was a way out. I then took a picture of myself alone, and another one with three other people," he explained.

Mwampamba further clarified that, among the 26 people trapped, the last person was rescued today.