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| Survivor freed from Nairobi rubble six days after collapse | Survivor freed from Nairobi rubble six days after collapse |
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| 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. | 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. |
| Kenya Red Cross says she is being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. | Kenya Red Cross says she is being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. |
| Thirty-six 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. |
| Rescuers worked to get the survivor free after she was found on Thursday morning. | Rescuers worked to get the survivor free after she was found on Thursday morning. |
| Africa Live: More on this and other African news stories. | Africa Live: More on this and other African news stories. |
| Why do buildings collapse? | Why do buildings collapse? |
| Bystanders who had been watching the rescue in Nairobi's Huruma neighbourhood applauded as she was carried away on a stretcher. | |
| 'Morale boosting rescue' - Anne Soy, BBC Africa, Nairobi | |
| Extracting the survivor from the rubble was a delicate process that took hours of patient work. | |
| She was able to speak to the rescue team and medics put her on an intravenous drip as they worked to free her. | |
| Now out of the rubble, rescuers say the woman is weak but has no obvious signs of injury. | |
| This development is no doubt a morale booster for those working on the site and they are still trying to find more survivors. | |
| The head of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, Pius Masai, told the BBC that there is still hope that more people would be found alive. | |
| A six-month-old child was pulled 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 half in the capital are not suitable for people to live in. | An official audit of the country's buildings found that more than half in the capital are not suitable for people to live in. |
| 'Miracle' rescues | 'Miracle' rescues |