A rescue operation is under way in Miami-Dade County, Florida, after a 12-storey building partially collapsed during the night.
Images from Surfside, just north of Miami Beach, show a huge pile of rubble down one side of what appears to be a residential apartment building.
There were no immediate reports of people injured or trapped.
Dozens of rescue units are at the scene of the collapse, which is said to have happened at around 02:00 (07:00 GMT).
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said they had sent 80 vehicles to the scene. Police are also assisting with the rescue operation.
Police gave the building’s location as 8777 Collins Avenue, the address of the 12-storey Champlain Towers, which contains more than 100 beachfront apartments, according to the Miami Herald.