National Emergency Management Agency. Photo: NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency has said ongoing rescue efforts at the site of the five-storey building under construction which collapsed on Wednesday along Odili Road in Port Harcourt will continue until all persons trapped beneath the rubbles are recovered dead or alive.
The Head, NEMA, Port Harcourt Operations Office, Dr Chidi Ogundu, stated this during an exclusive interview with PUNCH Online at the site of the rubbles on Wednesday night.
Ogundu confirmed that so far, only one casualty was recorded while three persons were rescued alive beneath the rubbles and were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.
He described the incident as unfortunate.
