Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos. Picture: Sunday Alamba
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos. Picture: Sunday Alamba
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Sept, 16. 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. ( AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
An Unidentified government official inspects the materials used in the collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Sept, 16. 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A police officer stand guard next to the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, Sept, 16. 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. ( AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014. Rescue workers early Tuesday dug a woman out of the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago and she walked away with only a slight injury, a government spokesman said. The death toll rose to 60 by Tuesday afternoon from the fallen multistory building serving as a shopping mall and guesthouse at the sprawling campus of televangelist T.B. Joshua's Synagogue, Church of All Nations, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
FILE-In this file photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, Rescue workers carry a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. Rescue workers have recovered 46 bodies and rescued 130 survivors from a collapsed shopping mall and guesthouse at the campus of renowned Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations, the West African nation's emergency agency said Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
CAPTION CORRECTS THE NUMBER OF FLOORS BEING ADDED TO THE BUILDING Rescue workers carry a survivor into an ambulance, from the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Sept, 13. 2014. The building was being extended, adding 2 additional floors when it collapsed. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
In this photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. Rescue workers have recovered 46 bodies and rescued 130 survivors from a collapsed shopping mall and guesthouse at the campus of renowned Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations, the West African nation's emergency agency said Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
FILE-In this file photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, Rescue workers carry a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. Rescue workers have recovered 46 bodies and rescued 130 survivors from a collapsed shopping mall and guesthouse at the campus of renowned Nigerian preacher T.B. Joshua's Synagogue Church of All Nations, the West African nation's emergency agency said Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Rescue workers carry a survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba
A rescue worker, left, walks past buckets of water as the search for survivors continues in the rubble of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo: AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba
CAPTION CORRECTS THE NUMBER OF FLOORS BEING ADDED TO THE BUILDING A rescue worker looks at the site of a collapsed building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Sept, 13. 2014. The building was being extended, adding 2 additional floors when it collapsed. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Published Sep 17, 2014
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Sixty-seven South Africans were among the scores of worshippers killed in the collapse of a Nigerian megachurch.
Declaring a nation in grief, President Zuma said he was “greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries” when a church hostel building collapsed in Lagos on Friday.