Abidjan – At least five people have died after a building collapsed in Ivory Coast’s economic hub Abidjan, emergency services said on Monday, in the second such incident in a week.
Firefighters said another victim had been found, bringing the toll so far to five, with 13 injured.
“Operations continue” for other possible victims, they said on their Facebook page.
Rescuers work amid the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the Cocody district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 07 March 2022. At least four people died in the collapse, firefighters said. ? epa / Legnan Koula#IvoryCoast #Abidjan #buildingcollapse #epaphotos #epaimages pic.twitter.com/NYFbBzjmID
— european pressphoto agency (@epaphotos) March 7, 2022
The four-storey building collapsed in the night of Sunday to Monday in the city’s Angre district which has undergone a real-estate boom in recent years.
Prime Minister Patrick Achi visited the site, and according to his Facebook page, offered “the compassion of the nation to victims, our prayers and our support”.
“An inquiry has been opened. The law will apply in all its rigour,” he said.
On February 27, a building under construction collapsed in another part of Abidjan, leaving seven dead.
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Source: AFP
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