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100 children, many others feared trapped in collapse of Nigeria building that housed school
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 13, 2019 / 7:18 AM / UPDATED 21 MINUTES AGO
100 children, many others feared trapped in collapse of Nigeria building that housed school
Nneka Chile, Temilade Adelaja
2 MIN READ
LAGOS (Reuters) - As many as 100 children and many others were feared trapped on Wednesday after a building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos.
A Reuters reporter at the scene saw a boy of 10 being pulled from the rubble covered in dust but with no visible injuries. A crowd erupted into cheers as another child was pulled from the wreckage. The two were among eight children residents said had been rescued so far.
Workers on top of the rubble shoveled debris away as thousands of people swarmed around the rescue site — dozens watching from rooftops and hundreds more packed into the surrounding streets.
“It is believed that many people including children are currently trapped in the building,” said Ibrahmi Farinloye, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency’s southwest region, adding that casualty figures were not yet available.
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100 children, many others feared trapped in collapse of Nigeria building that housed school
Nneka Chile, Temilade Adelaja
2 MIN READ
LAGOS (Reuters) - As many as 100 children and many others were feared trapped on Wednesday after a building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos.
A Reuters reporter at the scene saw a boy of 10 being pulled from the rubble covered in dust but with no visible injuries. A crowd erupted into cheers as another child was pulled from the wreckage. The two were among eight children residents said had been rescued so far.
Workers on top of the rubble shoveled debris away as thousands of people swarmed around the rescue site — dozens watching from rooftops and hundreds more packed into the surrounding streets.
“It is believed that many people including children are currently trapped in the building,” said Ibrahmi Farinloye, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency’s southwest region, adding that casualty figures were not yet available.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-school/100-children-many-others-feared-trapped-in-collapse-of-nigeria-building-that-housed-school-idUSKBN1QU1G7
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