Since the news of the collapsed synagogue church building broke the death toll has continued to rise, the building was reportedly meant for foreign nationals that visit the church.
South Africa’s president announced Tuesday that 67 of his compatriots were among scores of worshippers killed in the collapse of the popular and controversial Nigerian megachurch.
Declaring his nation in grief, Jacob Zuma said he was “greatly saddened to announce that 67 South Africans died and scores of others sustained injuries,” when a church hostel building collapsed in Lagos on Friday.
The tally of South African dead exceeds the previous toll of 62 thought dead in the disaster, a grim signal that the number of fatalities is likely to rise.