Four persons yesterday, sustained varying degrees of injuries after a residential apartment collapsed in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Residents said that the building collapsed after heavy rainfall which began on Sunday evening and lasted several hours till the early hours of yesterday.

A resident of the community, Dusu Judith, who confirmed the incident in Jos yesterday, said that the house located around Government College, Riyom collapsed in the early hours of yesterday while residents were asleep, injuring four persons. Judith said, “The people were just sleeping in their house last night when the building caved in.

Luckily, no death was recorded but four persons were injured. “Those injured were mostly children and are currently receiving treatment in a hospital.”

“We really thank God that several family members living in the house escaped death when the house caved in on Monday morning.

“It is God that saved them because it is shocking how they escaped, looking at the structure which collapsed completely with debris on the ground,” Rwang said.

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