One Dead, 22 Rescued In Port Harcourt Seven-Storey Building Collapse

One person has been brought out dead from the rubbles of a
seven-story building which collapsed on Friday in Port Harcourt,
Rivers State.

Twenty-two persons were also rescued while one of those rescued
had an amputated hand.

This was during the overnight rescue efforts by emergency
workers and security agencies produced

However, the rescue operators believe that more bodies are still
buried under the rubbles of the collapsed building.

Efforts are currently on to clear the rubbles as voices are been
heard from under the rubble of the collapsed building.

A seven-storey building which is located on Woji road in the
Port Harcourt G.R.A. was under construction when it collapsed
around 4:30 pm on Friday.

About 60 persons – mainly construction workers – were said to
have been working on it when it collapsed.

One of the construction workers told Channels Television that he
had just left the building when he heard a loud bang and turned
around to discover what had happened.

He explained that there were many workers in the building when
the incident occurred because they are usually paid for the week on
Fridays.

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