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Added on the 02/11/2021 07:36:56 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Rescue workers stand near the rubble of the high-rise building that collapsed in the Nigerian capital Lagos hoping to hear the voices of the dozens feared trapped. 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
Around 20 bodies have been found at a South Korean lithium battery factory after a massive blaze, the Yonhap news agency says, with firefighters still searching the building. According to one firefighter, over 100 people were working in the factory when workers heard a series of explosions from the second floor, where lithium-ion batteries are inspected and packaged. IMAGES
Members of the Nigerian Red Cross and National Relief Agency (Nema) work to free victims following the collapse of a four-storey building in a densely-populated area of Lagos. It is believed that at least 10 young children who were attending a nursery and primary school on the top floor are trapped under the rubble.
Eight people including two children have been killed by mountains of garbage collapsing at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the city authority has said. Local media says homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall. 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.