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Woman pulled alive from rubble of Nairobi building after six days Woman pulled alive from rubble of Nairobi building after six days
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Rescue workers have pulled out a woman alive from under the rubble of a residential building in Kenya’s capital six days after it collapsed, witnesses said. Rescue workers have pulled a woman from the rubble of a building in Kenya’s capital after she was trapped alive for six days following its collapse, witnesses said.
The woman was carried to an ambulance to cheers from onlookers in Nairobi’s Huruma district. At least 36 people were killed when the building crumbled on Friday night following days of heavy rain. The woman was carried to an ambulance as onlookers cheered in Nairobi’s Huruma district. At least 36 people were killed when the residential building crumbled on Friday night after days of heavy rain.
The woman, who was receiving oxygen and had been connected to an intravenous drip by doctors, had survived in a pocket of broken masonry since Friday night. Rescue workers used their hands and power tools to reach her. The woman, who was receiving oxygen and had been connected to an intravenous drip by doctors, survived in a pocket of broken masonry. Rescue workers used their hands and power tools to reach her.
Dozens of people are still listed as missing, but Kenya Red Cross officials said it was not clear if they were caught in the collapse or had survived but had not been traced. Dozens of people are still listed as missing, but Kenya Red Cross officials said it was not clear if they were caught in the collapse or had survived but not been traced.
Earlier this week officials said there was little chance of finding any more survivors, although a baby was pulled out of the wreckage on Tuesday, dehydrated but with no sign of other injuries. The baby was reunited with her father, but Masai said the baby’s mother was among the dead.Earlier this week officials said there was little chance of finding any more survivors, although a baby was pulled out of the wreckage on Tuesday, dehydrated but with no sign of other injuries. The baby was reunited with her father, but Masai said the baby’s mother was among the dead.
Kenya’s interior ministry said the building, close to a river, was earmarked for demolition, but local authorities had not acted on the order.Kenya’s interior ministry said the building, close to a river, was earmarked for demolition, but local authorities had not acted on the order.
The building’s collapse was the latest such disaster in a rapidly expanding city struggling to build enough homes. Several other buildings in Nairobi have collapsed in recent years, but without such a high death toll. The building’s collapse was the latest such disaster in a rapidly expanding city struggling to build enough homes. Several other buildings in Nairobi have collapsed in recent years but without such a high death toll.