Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10

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Kazeem Ugbodaga
The dead persons put in bodybags at the scene of the incidentPHOTO: PM News
Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 10 while 10 others have been rescued.
Michael Akindele, General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA confirmed that the death toll had now risen to 10 as at 4:00pm on Tuesday.
He said the 10 survivors have been taken away for treatment by the Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS while the deceased were being packed by the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit, SEHMU to be taken to the mortuary.
Akindele said rescue operation was still on as three excavators were being used in the rescue operation as well as other search and rescue equipment.
The five-storey building collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria at the early hours of Tuesday.
The collapsed building might not be unconnected with the heavy rainfall which lasted for hours at the early hours of Tuesday.
The building collapsed at the Lekki Garden Estate Horizon, Ikate Elegunshi at around 6:00 am when the heavy downpour was still on.
Many people are believed to be trapped in the debris of the building as rescue operation continues.
Rescue operators include officers of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Lagos State Fire Services, Lagos State Ambulance Service, LASAMBUS, Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Civil Defence, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Navy and the Nigeria police.
The building is said to be under construction before it caved in.
As at the time of filing this report, rescue operation was still on. …Read More

Source:: PM Newspaper