A multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Nairobi, leaving people missing
A search-and-rescue effort was under way in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area for seven people feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed Friday. Interior ministry official Kipchumba Murkomen said 66 of the 67 construction workers inside got out unharmed; the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The missing were thought to have been in shops at the building’s base.
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A search-and-rescue effort was under way in Nairobi on Saturday after a multistorey building under construction collapsed Friday in the Eastleigh area, with seven people feared trapped, the BBC reported. Interior ministry official Kipchumba Murkomen said 66 of the 67 construction workers present got out without injury, while one sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The BBC reported that the missing people were thought to have been in shops at the building’s base. The New York Post said the ground floor housed an electronics shop, a butchery and a grocery while construction continued above. Al Jazeera reported that officials said the building had no occupation certificate, although its ground floor was in use. Rescuers cut through metal and concrete to reach people believed trapped.
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Verifier’s note
The results report the same Nairobi construction-site collapse and people missing. The BBC’s report published today gives the updated count of seven missing and says rescue efforts are under way.