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Rescuers stand near a collapsed building in the Kariakoo area of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

'My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse'

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

A large group of rescuers stands next to a huge pile of concrete rubble, while part of a crane can be seen in the foreground

Rescuers send water through holes to building collapse trapped

Eighty-four people have been rescued while 13 have died so far in Tanzania's biggest city.

Remains of passenger plane that crashed in Lake Victoria

'We were afraid we might capsize'

Survivors Eva and Richard were on the Precision Air plane when it crashed into Lake Victoria.