Not less than eight people have been confirmed dead after a seven-storey building collapsed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on Monday.
Rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors as several individuals remain trapped beneath the rubble.
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reported that six people have been rescued so far from the site on Shell New Road.
NDMA also revealed that some of those trapped have been able to communicate their locations to rescuers. Among the victims are two girls and a boy, all under the age of five.
The building, which housed both residential and commercial units, collapsed between 11:00 and 12:00 local time on Monday.
Two cranes have been deployed to aid the rescue efforts, though earlier attempts to clear the debris were made using picks and bare hands.
