Kariakoo building collapse: Tanzanian man waits for news of his mother in Dar es Salaam

The authorities say that 16 people are now known to have died after a building gave way in Dar es Salaam.

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Rescuers have so far pulled 86 people from the rubble alive but 16 are known to have died, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said.

Emmanuel Mallya told the BBC his mother was working in the building when it fell down on Saturday morning.

"She called me and later told me that she was attending to customers. Two hours later, I was informed that the building had collapsed," he said.

"The rescue team told us they are in touch with her and other people there.

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