Braslia, Brazil:
A residential building collapse in northeastern Brazil killed 14 people, civil defense officials said Saturday, as the last of the missing people were found lifeless.
The collapse occurred Friday in the Janga district on the outskirts of Recife, the capital of the northeastern state of Pernambuco.
The apartment building collapsed during heavy rains that hit the region while many residents were still asleep.
According to a statement from civil defense, three people survived the collapse, the cause of which remains unclear.
By Friday, officials had already reported eight deaths.
Governor Raquel Lyra of Pernambuco expressed her condolences on Twitter and promised that the state government would do everything it could to help families in need.
Recife, a coastal city with about 1.5 million inhabitants, has been experiencing heavy rainfall in recent days.
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