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South Africa says death toll in Nigerian building collapse rises to 115

The front view of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, where a separate building of the church collapsed on Friday (not pictured), is seen in Ikotun-Egbe neighbourhood in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, September 17, 2014. REUTERS-Akintunde Akinleye

The death toll from the collapse of a church guesthouse in Lagos has risen to 115, South African minister Jeff Radebe said on Monday, urging the heavily-criticized Nigerian government to investigate the "tragedy".
Members of the South African Army transport a pilgrim, who sustained injuries in a collapsed church guesthouse in Lagos and was evacuated from Nigeria, upon arriving at an air force base north of Johannesburg September 22 2014.   REUTERS-Siphiwe Sibeko
Minister in the Presidency Radebe said 84 South Africans who were part of visiting church groups had died in the Sept. 12 incident. He was speaking at an air force base north of Johannesburg where 25 South Africans who were injured returned for treatment.

Nigerian emergency services said the total death toll was 86.
Members of the South African Army carry two children, who sustained injuries in a collapsed church guesthouse in Lagos and were evacuated from Nigeria, as they arrive at an air force base north of Johannesburg September 22 2014.  REUTERS-Siphiwe Sibeko

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