Workers trapped as 7-storey building they are constructing collapses

Happened in Port Harcourt Nigeria,

Not less than 200 construction workers are reportedly trapped as the seven-story building collapsed.

Rescue operation is going on as at the time of filing this report.

Workers trapped as 7-storey building they are constructing collapses

Speaking at the scene of the accident, the state’s commissioner for Information and communications, Emman Okah, said it was difficult to ascertain the number of those trapped but that the major concern of the relevant agencies is to see how victims can be rescued alive.

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However, members of Nigerian Defence Safety Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police, National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Red Cross are already on site for the rescue.

One of the workers who narrowly escaped death and gave his name as Uche said that he had finished from site but dashed out to freshen up and later came back to collect his days’ pay only to find that the building had collapsed.

“It is difficult to estimate the number of persons trapped. We have eight machines working in each floor.

And on each machines we have 22 persons attached to it. In fact we should be more than 200 persons at site,” he said.

Workers trapped as 7-storey building they are constructing collapses

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