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Survivor found in Nairobi rubble six days after collapse Survivor freed from 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 rescued from 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. Kenya Red Cross says she is being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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.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. Rescuers worked to get her free after she was found on Thursday morning.
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. Bystanders who had been watching the rescue applauded as she was carried away on a stretcher.
While she was trapped, she had been talking to the rescuers and was "in good spirits" according to the head of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, Pius Masai, quoted by the AP news agency.
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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. A six-month-old child was pulled 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.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.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.
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