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7 Sep 2020
A team of rescue workers in search for Beirut blast survivors has found no sign of life beneath the building that collapsed in last month's explosion. Rescuers would now focus on clearing the rubble and finding remains.
18 Jan 2020
An unidentified man has been trapped under the rubble of an uncompleted three-storey building, which collapsed at 12 Alasepe Street, off Community Road, Ago Palace Way, Okota in Lagos State. Personnel of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are on the ground to rescue those trapped under the rubble.
3 Jan 2019
A baby boy has been pulled from the rubble of a Russian apartment building after a collapse that killed at least seven people. The child apparently survived because he was wrapped up warmly in a cradle.
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