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Six killed as building collapses near Nairobi

An eight-story under-construction building collapsed on Friday, killing six people and sparking a search for survivors.

Six people died when an eight-story building under construction collapsed near Kenya's capital on Friday. Emergency teams are searching the rubble for survivors of the incident, which occurred on November 13, 2026.

The collapse followed a similar deadly incident in Nairobi's Eastleigh area less than a month prior. Rescue operations are currently underway at the site of the collapsed building.

This latest building collapse adds to a series of construction-related tragedies. The exact cause of the collapse has not yet been determined.