Many trapped as two-storey building collapses in Anambra market

Report says a two-storey building under construction and housing traders and shop owners collapsed at the Eke Amawbia market in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Thursday.
Although the casualty figure has not been officially ascertained, it was gathered that lives might have been lost in the incident and many are feared trapped under the rubble.
Eyewitnesses to the incident blamed the constructors of the building for the shabby work they did.
They added that the said two-storey building suddenly crumbled, burying numerous traders beneath the debris.
The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development when contacted, saying two victims have been rescued and rescue operations are still ongoing.