Death toll in Nigeria church collapse rises to 70
- 10 years ago
Crews are still searching for bodies, one week after a church building collapsed in the Nigerian capitol, Lagos, killing at least 70 people.
Security camera video captured the moment the building came down.
Emergency officials say more than 130 survivors have been rescued since the church guest house collapsed on September 12, but It's unclear how many others may still be buried in the rubble.
The church was adding three extra stories to the two-story building.
Church members initially prevented emergency officials from joining the rescue, making a death toll difficult to establish.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SPOKESMAN, NIGERIAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, IBRAHIM FARINLOYE, SAYING:
"The church management up till now have not estimated or given us any list of people trapped. So we are just working on blind guesswork."
The Pentecostal church has a global following of Christians who believe its charismatic leader can perform miracles including raisin
Security camera video captured the moment the building came down.
Emergency officials say more than 130 survivors have been rescued since the church guest house collapsed on September 12, but It's unclear how many others may still be buried in the rubble.
The church was adding three extra stories to the two-story building.
Church members initially prevented emergency officials from joining the rescue, making a death toll difficult to establish.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) SPOKESMAN, NIGERIAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, IBRAHIM FARINLOYE, SAYING:
"The church management up till now have not estimated or given us any list of people trapped. So we are just working on blind guesswork."
The Pentecostal church has a global following of Christians who believe its charismatic leader can perform miracles including raisin