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Added on the 02/11/2021 08:29:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Workers and an excavator are seen at the site of a deadly high-rise building collapse in the Nigerian capital Lagos. The collapse has left at least four dead, with dozens feared trapped in the rubble. IMAGES
In the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern French city of Marseille, following a major explosion, rescue workers and sniffer dogs scramble to find at least six people still unaccounted for. IMAGES
Rescue workers carry a body found under the rubble of a 21-storey building under construction that collapsed in Lagos' Ikoyi district. At least four people were killed with dozens more feared trapped inside the rubble. IMAGES
A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams. "We have about 69 injured casualties in four hospitals and also 21 dead," Red Cross spokesman Nuruddeen Hussain Magaji told AFP. SOUNDBITE
A series of strikes hit the northern Gaza Strip as rockets are intercepted above the Israeli border city of Sderot, on the third day after a seven-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war expired. Israel carries out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.