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Building collapses in Sierra Leone, 8 people killed


Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people.

The West African countryโ€™s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said six people had been rescued from the rubble on Shell New Road so far, but โ€œmore people remain trappedโ€.

It added that some of those in the rubble had been โ€œable to communicate their locationsโ€ to the rescuers.

The building in eastern Freetown collapsed between 11:00 and 12:00 local time (12:00 and 13:00 BST) on Monday, the NDMA said. Two girls and a boy โ€“ all aged under five โ€“ are among the victims.

Source:BBC

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