Many people have been feared dead as a two- storey building shop collapsed in Eke- Amawbia market, Awka South local government area.
It was, equally gathered that some others are trapped in the rubble.
The incident, it was further gathered happened around 12.02pm Thursday.
As at the time of filing this report, some security operatives and paramilitary agencies were running around to evacuate the rubble.
The tragic incident had instilled fear in traders ,residents and onlookers.
Some Eyewitnesses said that the two-storey shop building suddenly crumbled, burying numerous vegetable traders beneath the debris.
However, it was further learnt, that one person had been rescued and rushed to a hospital in Amawbia for urgent medical attention.
Traders who witnessed the collapse blamed the disaster on substandard engineering work, alleging that the building’s structural integrity had been compromised.
But the Chairman of COREN in Anambra state, Victor Menu, told The Nation that his body would investigate the actual cause before coming out with any answer
Meanwhile, the rescue operation was still ongoing, with emergency responders working tirelessly to search for survivors amidst the rubble
One of the weeping traders who did not want her name mentioned, blamed the government and it’s agents for building markets with substandard materials
“They are only interested in collecting fees without checking the kind of materials beings used in erecting structures in the markets in the state “
