Rescuers search Nairobi building rubble as police seek owner and contractor
Rescue teams pulled two people, including a pregnant woman, from the rubble of a multi-storey building that collapsed Friday in Nairobi’s Eastleigh district, Kenyan media reported. Both survivors were taken to Kenyatta National Hospital, and no deaths had been reported by Saturday evening.
The unfinished building, described by the BBC as 16 or 18 storeys high, collapsed while dozens of construction workers were on its upper floors. Interior ministry official Kipchumba Murkomen said 66 of the 67 workers escaped unharmed and one suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. People feared trapped were believed to have been inside shops operating on the lower floors.
The BBC initially reported that seven people were missing. The Standard later said six remained unaccounted for after Saturday’s rescues, while at least 31 families had contacted authorities about missing relatives. Search …