Synagogue building collapse: Death toll hits 40- NEMA says

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll in the Synagogue Church building collapse in the Ikotun part of Lagos has increased to 40.

 "It's now 40 dead,” NEMA southwest coordinator Ibrahim Farinloye, told AFP by text message. 124 individuals have to date been rescued alive from the rubble of the building considered a guesthouse for foreign followers of the church. The building collapsed as construction work was going on to enhance the 2-storey building to a five storey building.