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Nairobi survivors freed from Nairobi rubble six days after collapse Nairobi survivors freed from Nairobi rubble six days after collapse
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Four people have been rescued from the ruins of a residential building in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, six days after it collapsed in heavy rains.Four people have 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 a woman who was first to be rescued on Thursday is now receiving hospital treatment. The first person to be pulled from the rubble was a young woman who was eight months pregnant.
Since her rescue, three other people have been pulled to safety. Several hours later, three other people were brought out and taken to hospital.
Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the six-storey residence last Friday and more than 70 people are still missing.Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of the six-storey residence last Friday and more than 70 people are still missing.
The crowd clapped and cheered as 24-year-old Elizabeth Night Odhiambo was rescued, in scenes broadcast live on Kenyan TV.
Rescuers had smashed through slabs of concrete to reach her. They managed to provide her with oxygen and an intravenous drip of water and glucose.
Ms Odhiambo was rushed to hospital and underwent an emergency Caesarean section but doctors said her baby had already died in the womb.
Ms Odhiambo's husband told the AP news agency that he was happy that his wife was still alive, despite the loss of their child.
"I cannot describe the happiness I have," Mr Odhiambo said. "I have never had such happiness like this in my life."
He said he had been able to talk to his with his wife after the surgery and comfort her.
'A miracle'
After Ms Odhiambo was saved, a middle-aged man was brought out and carried to a waiting ambulance. His eyes were wide open though he looked weak and traumatised, said the BBC's Anne Soy in Nairobi.
Then two women on stretchers followed, one of them holding her head.
The head of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, Pius Masai, said it was a miracle to have found survivors after so long.
He said that rescue efforts would continue around the clock until they were sure all survivors had been pulled from the rubble.
About 140 people are estimated to have survived the tragedy.About 140 people are estimated to have survived the tragedy.
The commander in charge of the rescue effort, Pius Masai, said it was a miracle to find the survivors. He told the BBC his staff would continue to work round the clock until they were sure all survivors were accounted for.
One of those rescued was 24-year-old Elizabeth Night Odhiambo, who was eight months pregnant, her husband Stephen Onyango told the AP news agency.
A crowd clapped and cheered when she was pulled out of the rubble and placed on a stretcher under a blanket and with her face covered with an oxygen mask, in a rescue scene broadcast live on Kenyan TV.
In hospital, Ms Odhiambo underwent an emergency Caesarean section, but doctors said her baby had died in the womb.
Her husband said that he was nevertheless happy that his wife was still alive.
"I cannot describe the happiness I have,'' the truck driver said in an telephone interview with AP. "I have never had such happiness like this in my life."
Mr Odhiambo said he had been able to talk to his with his wife after the surgery and comfort her.
Soldiers, firefighters and volunteers have been searching for survivors since the 29 April collapse of the building.Soldiers, firefighters and volunteers have been searching for survivors since the 29 April collapse of the building.
Trained dogs were brought in, along with special equipment to detect breathing and movement, military spokesman David Obonyo told AP. Trained dogs had been brought in, along with special equipment to detect breathing and movement, military spokesman David Obonyo told AP.
Rescuers were able to keep Ms Odhiambo alive by breaking their way through slabs of concrete which were trapping her in a corner of the building. They managed to provide her with oxygen and an intravenous drip of water and glucose. Getting the survivors clear of the rubble is a delicate process that takes hours of patient work.
The building's presumed owners have been released on bail after being arrested on Monday.
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Bystanders who had been watching the rescue in Nairobi's Huruma neighbourhood applauded as each rescued person was carried away on a stretcher.
It was several hours between finding the first survivor and pulling three other people were pulled from the rubble.
"Super news! Three more people have been rescued alive from the Huruma building collapse. One male and two female," the Red Cross said on its Twitter feed.
'Morale boosting rescue' - Anne Soy, BBC Africa, Nairobi
Getting the survivors clear of the rubble was a delicate process that took hours of patient work.
The head of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, Pius Masai, told the BBC there was still hope that more people would be found alive.
A seven-month-old child was pulled alive from the rubble on Tuesday, but her mother was found dead the following day.A seven-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. The building's presumed owners have been released on bail after being arrested on Monday.
An official audit of the country's buildings found that more than half in the capital are not suitable for people to live in. City authorities said 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 were not suitable for people to live in.
'Miracle' rescues'Miracle' rescues