Woman in tears as she describes hearing her missing family 'screaming and shouting' in Grenfell Tower
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A woman was left in tears after revealing her family are still missing after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Sawsan Choucair has not heard from her sister, her sister's husband, his mother or their three young daughters since the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Her sister Nadia Choucair is understood to have lived on the 22nd floor of the 24-storey tower block in west London.
The fire brigade and police have confirmed there have been at least 12 fatalities after flames engulfed the building.
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Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Sawsan said: "They were screaming and shouting - all I could hear in the background. I could hear two of them shouting 'get out' and try and find an exit or something."
Her sister Nadia, a teaching assistant at Avondale Park primary School, was panicking on the phone with her daughters, aged 3, 11 and 14.
A resident living close to the blaze said one of her daughters rang a friend to say she thought they would not make it out.
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However, Sawsan was told by a friend of a friend that Nadia rang her to confirm she was safe.
Despite this, Sawsan has heard nothing personally from her sister and has been frantically searching hospitals in the area with her brother.
"Everyone's doing their duty but i don't know anything - I’m just waiting," she said.
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"My sister spoke to a friend. I don't know exactly. This friend contacted me and said they’re all safe.
"I haven’t heard anything, nothing at all. They could be in hospital, I don’t know exactly, they could be anywhere."
Sawsan was offered a tissue as she started to tear up, before she said: "I pray for eveyrone. I hope everyone is safe."
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Good Morning Britain viewers were left shocked over footage of an elderly man trapped in the burning London tower block yesterday.
Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid admitted they felt "helpless" as they watched the partially blind man, who is reportedly in his 70s, for hours as they dedicate the entire show to the Grenfell Tower fire.
The man, who has been identified by relatives, is believed to have lived in the tower for 30 years and was been seen praying at his window as he awaits help on the 11th floor.
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Speaking over footage of the man, Susanna said: "He in his 70s, he's partially blind. He has lived in the Grenfell Tower for 30 years.
"Now we have seen him over the course of the last hour or so in contact with fire fighters."
The presenters have been joined by fire investigator Dr Peter Mansi for the duration of the programme.
Giving his opinion he said: "This could be where the fire is progressing to the unburnt materials and of course they are doing everything they can to stop it progressing to his flat."
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The elderly gentleman is reportedly still alive despite the black smoke getting a lot darker and thicker.
Speaking earlier on today, Piers Morgan said: "You feel just helpless. We’ve been watching this guy for hours.
"The fire fighters are doing all they can, it goes without saying they're risking their lives, some of them may have lost their lives we don't know.
"We’ve been watching this guy for hours. Is there nothing else we can do to help him?"
Piers added: "I’ve got to say this smoke now is a lot thicker and blacker. It's been burning for six hours. you’ve got to really fear for anyone in those upper floors that was not able to get out."
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The Good Morning Britain twitter account tweeted: "The elderly gentleman is now praying at his window as he waits for emergency services to save him # GrenfellTowerFire"
Viewers have taken to Twitter to express their shock over the distressing scenes.
One viewer said: "Heartbreaking for everyone to watch....!"
Another added: "This poor man, please get him out"
A third said: "God bless him ! Please get him out ! So sad !"