21-story apartment building Collapsed in Nigeria - in pictures

  • Rescue workers at the site of the collapsed 21-story apartment building under construction in Lagos. AP
    Rescue workers at the site of the collapsed 21-story apartment building under construction in Lagos. AP
  • People watch as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble. AP
    People watch as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble. AP
  • Rescue workers gather around an ambulance with a survivor who was found in the rubble. AP
    Rescue workers gather around an ambulance with a survivor who was found in the rubble. AP
  • A view of the rubble of the collapsed building. Authorities in Nigeria's largest city said the owner of the building has been arrested. AP
    A view of the rubble of the collapsed building. Authorities in Nigeria's largest city said the owner of the building has been arrested. AP
  • Officials announced that 14 people had been confirmed dead following the collapse. AP
    Officials announced that 14 people had been confirmed dead following the collapse. AP
  • Nigerian rescue crews pulled two more survivors and were communicating with others buried inside the rubble, a day after the disaster. AFP
    Nigerian rescue crews pulled two more survivors and were communicating with others buried inside the rubble, a day after the disaster. AFP
  • A woman who is a relative of a victim of a collapsed building is consoled by family members at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria, 02 November 2021. The Lagos state emergency rescue agency says it is yet to ascertain the number of people trapped in the 21-storey building under construction which collapsed on 01 November 2021, and no full information yet on the cause of the collapse. EPA / AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE
    A woman who is a relative of a victim of a collapsed building is consoled by family members at the site of a collapsed building in Ikoyi district in Lagos, Nigeria, 02 November 2021. The Lagos state emergency rescue agency says it is yet to ascertain the number of people trapped in the 21-storey building under construction which collapsed on 01 November 2021, and no full information yet on the cause of the collapse. EPA / AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE
  • A woman who is a relative of a victim of the disaster is supported by family members at the site. EPA
    A woman who is a relative of a victim of the disaster is supported by family members at the site. EPA
  • A family member of a person trapped in the rubble. AFP
    A family member of a person trapped in the rubble. AFP
  • A policeman stands by the debris of the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos. Reuters
    A policeman stands by the debris of the collapsed building in Ikoyi, Lagos. Reuters
  • A police orderly climbs to search for his boss in the rubble. AFP
    A police orderly climbs to search for his boss in the rubble. AFP
  • Several people have been trapped while an unspecified number of people, mostly construction workers, were feared dead. AFP
    Several people have been trapped while an unspecified number of people, mostly construction workers, were feared dead. AFP