Five persons on Friday afternoon escape death, as another building collapse in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. The incident is coming barely 24-hours after a three-storey building collapsed in the same area, leaving five persons dead and three others rescued with varying degrees of injury. Although no life was lost in incident but five females were said to have sustained injuries at the time of filing this report. Confirming the incident, the Chairman, Red Cross Society in Anambra State, Prof. Peter Katchy said the casualties have been moved to Leeds hospital for intensive care. Five casualties, all females are now admitted at Leeds Hospital at Modebe avenue Onitsha for intensive care.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 24, 2019 19:03 UTC