国际英语资讯:Nigerian president expresses sadness over Lagos school building collapse
<p><span word="ABUJA">ABUJA</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Muhammadu">Muhammadu</span> <span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="storey">storey</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ita">Ita</span>-<span word="Faji">Faji</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>, <span word="Buhari">Buhari</span> <span word="sympathized">sympathized</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deceased">deceased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="speedy">speedy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mishap">mishap</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tender">tender</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needful">needful</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recur">recur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rubble">rubble</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="housed">housed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span>, <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="had">had</span> 172 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ascertained">ascertained</span>. <span word="Akinwunmi">Akinwunmi</span> <span word="Ambode">Ambode</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p><span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="collapses">collapses</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developers">developers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="adhere">adhere</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substandard">substandard</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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