The death toll at the scene of the collapsed 21-storey building at Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos has risen to 39 while 9 victims have been rescued so far as at 8.55 a.m, on Thursday, just as rescue operations entered Day 4.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a statement that the bodies of three females and 33 males have been recovered so far.
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NEMA Acting Coordinator, Lagos State Territorial District, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the survivors include: 1 female and 8 males. “Out of the dead, 3 females and 33 males dead.” Meanwhile, search and rescue operation were ongoing as at 9.10am, however, friends and relatives of the victims have expressed dissatisfaction over emergency responders over what they termed slow pace of work at the site on recovery.
*Global financial digest
