Nigeria: Death Toll From Nigeria Building Collapse Rises to 22

4 November 2021

The death toll from Monday's building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria has risen to 22 as rescuers continue digging through the rubble in a search for survivors.

Experts say the collapse was likely the result of poor construction and weak oversight, and are worried that such catastrophes could happen again. The search for survivors continued Wednesday at the site of the building collapse in Ikoyi, an upper-class area of Lagos state.

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