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Kenya flooding: Nairobi six-storey building collapses | Kenya flooding: Nairobi six-storey building collapses |
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A six-storey building has collapsed in a residential area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi as heavy rain plays havoc across the country. | |
At least three people have died, KTN television reported, but others have been pulled from the rubble alive. | |
Rescue workers are digging through wreckage amid what the Red Cross called "chaotic scenes". It is not known how many people are trapped. | |
The rainfall has caused landslides, washed away houses and flooded roads. | The rainfall has caused landslides, washed away houses and flooded roads. |
The pictures showed rescuers lifting rubble with their bare hands. At one point the crowd erupted into cheers when a baby was pulled out alive. | |
According to KTN, more than 50 people have been rescued so far. | |
There has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. | |
In another county, two boys are missing after going herding, according to the Red Cross. | In another county, two boys are missing after going herding, according to the Red Cross. |
Earlier on Friday at least three people were killed when a wall collapsed in an area of Nairobi, according to local media. | Earlier on Friday at least three people were killed when a wall collapsed in an area of Nairobi, according to local media. |
President Uhuru Kenyatta last year ordered an audit of all the buildings in the country after a spate of collapses. | |
The same area of Nairobi saw another collapse early last year, with at least two people killed. Poor construction standards are frequently blamed for such incidents. |