A yet-to-be determined number of people were feared d£ad and many others tr@pped in a two-storey building, which coll@psed amidst heavy downpour on Wednesday night, August 23, in Abuja.
The building is located at the ever-busy Lagos Street in Garki village area of Garki II district of Abuja, Leadership reports.
An eyewitness, Tanko Dabo, who was at the scene after the incident, said the building was housing many apartments, while the ground floor was full of shops.
He said the building coll@psed during the heavy downpour, which started around 11:50pm late Wednesday night.
“There was wailing all over the place after the building coll@psed. Dozens of people are either d£ad or tr@pped as the building was fully occupied.
It was a scene of helplessness with people screaming and running helter-skelter, while the heavy rain continued,” he said.
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