A two-storey building (a plaza) located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, Abuja has collapsed.
Reports gathered that the building collapsed late Wednesday night in the midst of a heavy downpour.
So far, about 37 people have been rescued, but 2 are fatally injured, emergency officials said.
People mentioned that the rescue team are slow over the night because there was no immediate access to the excavator and the effort was purely manual.
Confirming the development, Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency FEMA, Dr Abbas Idriss affirmed that 37 persons had so far been rescued at the scene.
He said the victims have been evacuated to various medical facilities in Abuja.
“Thirty Seven persons have so far been rescued and evacuated to hospital, others reportedly still trapped. Rescue team and others are on the ground. Rescue operations on but slowly due to ongoing rain”.
They are making all efforts to get an excavator to remove people from the rubble”, he said.
The DG commended the efforts of all stakeholders working hard manually to rescue all the trapped persons.
He revealed that manual rescue mission continues while they await the arrival of equipment to enhance the operations.
