Pretoria Says 300 South Africans At Collapsed Nigerian Church

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
17 September 2014
Tags:
Southern Africa, Nigeria, Urban Issues and Habitation

As many as 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentecostal church in Nigeria last week when a building in the compound collapsed, killing more than 60 people, and an unknown number are still unaccounted for, the government said on Wednesday. President Jacob Zuma said at least 67 South Africans died in Friday's accident at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos and described it as one of the worst tragedies in South Africa's recent history. The collapse occurred when three extra stories were being added to the existing two of a guest house of the church compound.



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