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Several feared trapped in Nairobi collapsed building
9:52 CAT | 16 Nov 2022
Image: Twitter / @Docktus
Rescue workers are searching for at least 10 people, mostly construction workers, feared trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
The seven-storey building was still under construction when it came down on Tuesday afternoon in Kasarani area, on the outskirts of the city.
A supervisor in charge of the site twice ignored warnings from authorities to stop construction works following concerns over its stability, the Nation news site reports.
The collapse of buildings under construction is uncommon in the city.
Emergency teams were on Wednesday morning still on the site, with heavy machinery moving concrete slabs as rescuers tried to locate those buried in the rubble.
KDF disaster response battalion at has arrived Seasons, Kasarani, helping in the rescue operations of the storey building that collapsed. @rukia_bulle pic.twitter.com/AbNVJBgyhM
— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) November 15, 2022
Despite hail and rain, our volunteers and other agencies continue to save lives.
Earlier today, one person was rescued and evacuated from the Kasarani Collapsed Building Incident and taken to KNH.@Ma3Route @SakajaJohnson pic.twitter.com/Ng3e5gdWCW
— Kenya Redcross Nairobi Branch (@Krcs_NRbBranch) November 16, 2022
Another unfortunate collapse of a building under construction at Kasarani. Workers feared trapped. pic.twitter.com/xhlWlocQKy
— Ramesh Saxena (@Docktus_) November 15, 2022
Source: BBC
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