Following the collapse of the two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village, Abuja on Wednesday night, emergency officials have revealed that 37 people have been rescued, while two persons are fatally injured.
The officials added that rescue operations had been slow over the night as there was no immediate access to an excavator and rescue efforts were purely manual.
He said the victims have been evacuated to various medical facilities in Abuja.
Director General of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency FEMA, Dr. Abbas Idris, said 37 persons had so far been rescued at the scene of the collapsed structure.
He said: “37 persons have so far been rescued and evacuated to hospital, others reportedly still trapped.
“Rescue team and others are on the ground. Rescue operations on but slowly due to ongoing rain. They are making frantic efforts at getting an excavator to remove people from the rubble.”
Idris stressed that rescue mission continues while they await the arrival of equipment to enhance the operations
