Lagos flood: Seven victims rescued as two-storey building collapses in Mushin

A two-storey building has collapsed in the Mushin area of Lagos.

The building on N0 12 Cameroon street collapsed on Wednesday amid the heavy rainfall.

Most of Lagos was flooded on Wednesday due to torrential rain.

In a statement, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, permanent secretary at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said when the rescue team arrived at the scene, it discovered that the building was newly constructed.

Oke-Osanyintolu said the rescued persons — three females and four males — have been taken to the hospital for treatment.

The permanent secretary said there is no one left beneath the rubble.

“Seven (7) people — 3 females and 4 males — were rescued alive and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the statement reads.

“The agency’s search and rescue team have searched the rubble and can confirm that there is no victim underneath the collapsed building. The area had been cordoned off.”

The latest incident adds to the growing list of building collapse in Lagos.

In May, nine residents were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building in the Lagos Island area.