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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 Nairobi, the Red Cross says, as heavy rain plays havoc across the country. A six-storey building has collapsed in a residential area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi as heavy rain plays havoc across the country.
Four people - three children and one adult - have been taken to hospital, the organisation tweeted. Many people are feared trapped. At least three people have died, KTN television reported, but others have been pulled from the rubble alive.
Search and rescue teams are at the scene - the Huruma estate in Nairobi. There is no word yet on any fatalities. 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.
Teams "have accessed the building amidst chaotic scenes," the Red Cross said. "Rescue efforts have started." 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.
Kenyan television showed several children being pulled alive from the rubble. 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.
Kenya has seen several building collapses - an eight-storey building collapsed in the same area of Nairobi early last year. Poor construction standards are frequently blamed. 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.