Dozens of workers were sleeping inside the factory, which manufactures bags, say rescue services.

She said rescue teams were searching for more survivors into the night.

Japan's foreign ministry has said rescue teams from 14 countries have started operating.

Officials said rescue operations were hampered since the building had only one exit.

Ms Siemsen said rescued racing dogs can be wonderful dogs for apartment dwellers.

Owusu-Ashia said rescue teams hoped to retrieve the bodies by the end of Tuesday.

Military officials said rescue parties had been unable to find the wreckage or the pilot.

Louisiana officials have said rescue efforts will not start until the storm surge has gone.

He said rescue co-ordinators faced "tough choices" and differences of opinion were emerging.

However, he said rescuing the Yazidis might prove fraught.

Media reports said rescue workers and locals fought for two hours to put out the fire.

Anatolia news agency said rescue workers evacuated Eyup Erdem from the wreckage of a multi-storey building.

Mr Moffat said rescue efforts were underway but bad weather in the region was preventing helicopter access.

He said rescue workers have pulled four people from the rubble, all with serious injuries, but alive.

He said rescue officials were trying to reach the miners in the Parambahan area of Sawahlunto district.

The vice governor of Kinshasa province, Neron Mbungu, said rescue workers were continuing to hunt for bodies.