3 killed as building collapses in Nigerian capital
STORY: 3 killed as building collapses in Nigerian capital
DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:33
LOCATION: Abuja
CATEGORY: OTHERS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the rubble and the rescue team
STORYLINE:
Three bodies were recovered from the rubbles of a three-story building that collapsed Thursday afternoon in Gwarinpa, a developed district in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Friday.
A total of 21 people with light injuries were rescued from the rubbles as the rescue operation entered its second day, Manzo Ezekiel, a spokesman for the NEMA, told Xinhua via telephone.
Ezekiel added that the rescue operation is still ongoing.
The building under construction collapsed while work was in progress, trapping dozens of workers.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Abuja.
(XHTV)
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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