At least 8 dead after apartment building collapse in Brazil

An apartment building has collapsed in northeastern Brazil, leaving at least eight people dead and five missing, according to officials.
Rescue workers scoured the rubble in a frantic search for survivors on Friday evening as two young children, including an 8-year-old and a 5-year-old, were listed among the victims.

 Four others were pulled alive from the collapsed building, according to civil defence officials, as of 9:30pm (00:30 GMT) on Friday night.

It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse, which occurred on Friday morning when many residents were likely still sleeping.

Recife, a coastal city with about 1.5 million residents, has been grappling with heavy rainfall in recent days and had been placed under a “state of attention” notice by authorities.