building collapse
16 Dec
In 2019, Otache Sunday Emmanuel survived a building collapse, but his pregnant wife and three children were not so lucky. The Benue State native who lives in Lagos and is still grieving the loss of his family shares his story and life after the accident.
5 Sep 2022
Two people died after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos in the early hours of Sunday and rescue efforts were underway to find survivors, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said.
29 Jun 2021
Residents, volunteers and Florida officials set up flowers at a makeshift memorial dedicated to the victims of the collapsed 12-story beachside apartment building in Miami. "I’m not going to give up hope," says a friend of two missing victims as the rescue operation carries on.
29 Jun 2021
A team of ten Israeli Home Front Command Search and Rescue experts arrives at Miami International Airport, before heading to the Surfside collapsed building site to help American crews. The death toll has risen to nine, the local mayor said, more than three days after the building pancaked as residents slept.
14 Oct 2020
Lagos State Inland waterways authority warns against boat operation at night.
21 Sep 2020
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26 Aug 2020
Rescue teams carried out search operations all night, racing to reach survivors after a deadly building collapse outside Mumbai. While the cause of the collapse is unclear, charges have been filed against the builder.
24 Sep 2019
Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area has offered free education to the survivors of the Ita Faaji building collapse which claimed lives of some school children.
21 Jul 2019
Rescue teams look for survivors in Jos, central Nigeria, after a three-storey residential building collapsed following torrential rain, killing thirteen people.
8 Sep 2017
Kaduna heavy rains - six-year-old boy killed in building collapse.
1 Sep 2017
Two people are dead and dozens feared trapped after a building collapses in Mumbai.