Building Collapse in Nigeria

In Lagos, Nigeria a 3-story building that not only housed residents but a nursery and primary school collapsed with 8 people not making it out alive. As rescuers worked through the night there was at least 37 of the 70 people inside pulled out from the rubles of what was left of the building. Construction in the city of 23.4 million people is not the best, with building coming down regularly enough for it to not be surprising to the people of Lagos but still devastating and worrisome. Lagos with the number of people it has living in its reported to have bad construction, terrible public access to water, and narrow access roads. The living conditions are not being improved as families are living in housing with tilted floors and cracked foundations.Image result for A Race to Save Children After Nigeria Building Collapse, but 8 People Are Dead
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/world/africa/lagos-nigeria-building-collapse-children-school.html

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