Rachel Sherman

Nov. 12, 2026, 4:04 a.m. ET

Abubakar Diallo and his nephew Habib N’Diaye were growing frustrated as Mr. N’Diaye waited for updates on his younger brother.

“We called 311, they don’t have any information, we called the hospital, they don’t have anything,” said Diallo, 47.

Mr. N’Diaye, 32, lived in the building that collapsed. He said he was waiting for information on his brother, Mamadou Bhoye N’Diaye, 31 and their relative Mamadou Bhoye Barry, 23. The family is from Guinea in West Africa; both were getting ready to work a night shift.