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Nigeria: Many feared dead from Lagos building collapse

Rescue operations are ongoing, says local official after building collapse in Nigeria's commercial capital

24.07.2020 - Update : 24.07.2020
Nigeria: Many feared dead from Lagos building collapse

ANKARA

Many people are feared dead in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos as residents of a building that collapsed in the Ebute Metta neighborhood were trapped under the rubble, local media reported.

“Our personnel are on the ground at the scene and rescue operations ongoing,” Nosa Okunbor, spokesperson for the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, told local website The Punch.

No casualties in the building collapse have so far been confirmed by Nigerian authorities, according to The Independent website.

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