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Survivor found in Nairobi rubble six days after collapse | Survivor found in Nairobi rubble six days after collapse |
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A woman has been found alive in the ruins of a residential building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, six days after it collapsed in heavy rains. | A woman has been found alive in the ruins of a residential building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, six days after it collapsed in heavy rains. |
Rescue workers say they are talking to her as they work to get her free. | Rescue workers say they are talking to her as they work to get her free. |
Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the six-storey residence last Friday and more than 80 people are still missing. | |
The building's presumed owners have been released on bail after being arrested on Monday. | The building's presumed owners have been released on bail after being arrested on Monday. |
The head of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, Pius Masai, said the woman has been given a glucose intravenous drip and "she is talking and in good spirits", the AP news agency reports. | |
Head of Kenya Red Cross Abbas Gullet is quoted as saying the survivor is being given oxygen and is trapped in a small corner of a room. | |
Africa Live: More on this and other African news stories. | |
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A six-month-old child was pulled out alive from the rubble on Tuesday, but her mother was found dead the following day. | |
City authorities say they had earmarked the building for demolition after it was declared unfit for human habitation. | |
An official audit of the country's buildings found that more than more than half in the capital are not fit for people to live in. | |
Miracle rescues |