Rescue teams in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have made contact with people trapped in the rubble of a four-storey building that collapsed in the busy Kariakoo market area.
Thirteen people have died, while 84 have been rescued so far.
Authorities are providing supplies like water, glucose, and oxygen through gaps in the debris, and tapping sounds have been heard from inside.
Rescue efforts continue with heavy machinery now deployed.
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has pledged to ensure all trapped individuals are rescued.
A thorough inspection of buildings in the area will follow, with an investigation into the collapse's cause once rescue operations are completed.
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