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Nigerian church collapse death toll now 115: S.African minister

By AFP
Nigeria Rescue workers clear away mattresses used by occupants of the collapsed guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations at Ikotun in Lagos on September 17, 2014.  By Pius Utomi Ekpei AFP
SEP 22, 2014 LISTEN
Rescue workers clear away mattresses used by occupants of the collapsed guesthouse of the Synagogue Church of All Nations at Ikotun in Lagos on September 17, 2014. By Pius Utomi Ekpei (AFP)

Pretoria (AFP) - The death toll from the Nigerian church collapse has now climbed to 115 people, with 84 of them South Africans, a South African minister said Monday, citing sources in Lagos.

"We understand from our assessment team that the total number of people who have perished is now 115, but those are not all South Africans. South Africans (are) about 84 that have died," Jeff Radebe, the minister in charge of Pretoria's response to the disaster, told reporters.

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