The authorities say that 16 people are now known to have died after a building gave way in Dar es Salaam.
A man in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, has told the BBC he is waiting to hear news of his mother, who remains trapped two days after a building collapsed.
Emmanuel is among a number of people waiting to hear from loved ones trapped by the collapsed building, which is located in the busy Kariakoo market area. However, it is not clear how many people remain trapped Prime Minister Majaliwa said once the mission to retrieve everyone from the rubble is complete, an investigation into the cause of the collapse will be launched. The authorities have been pursuing the building's owner for information about the incident.
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