woman rescued from collapsed Nairobi building
Emergency teams search for seven missing people after a 16-storey building collapsed in Eastleigh.
A woman was pulled from the rubble of a 16-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh area on Friday afternoon. Rescue operations are ongoing as emergency teams search for seven people feared trapped beneath the debris. The building's underground construction collapsed, causing panic in the clothing district.
Nairobi Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud stated that rescue efforts are complicated by reports of a second person heard crying for help, whose cries have since gone silent. The building had not been cleared for occupation, raising questions about why investors allowed it to be occupied. The number of casualties remains unconfirmed.
Authorities are expected to investigate the building's structural condition and compliance with safety requirements. The immediate priority is the search for survivors and providing medical assistance to those rescued. Further updates are expected as teams establish the full impact of the collapse.
Why it mattersA woman was rescued and seven people are missing after a building collapse in Nairobi.