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Eight dead in Lagos building collapse
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Ibrahim Farinloye, a spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the collapse happened at about 2pm (1300 GMT) on Tuesday on Lagos Island in the city.
"We have pulled out eight bodies from the debris of the building," he told AFP. "One corpse was recovered yesterday (Tuesday) while seven more were recovered today (Wednesday)."
He said 15 people had been rescued from the rubble following the incident on Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses said the tragedy happened after rains pounded the megacity of 20-million inhabitants for hours.
Source: AFP
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