KDF deploys specialised rescue team to Eastleigh building collapse
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has deployed specialised rescue teams, canine units and equipment to support ongoing efforts to locate survivors following the collapse of a building along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The military personnel have joined a multi-agency operation involving emergency responders, with the teams working to clear debris, access trapped sections of the building and rescue anyone who may still be alive beneath the rubble.
In a statement, the KDF said it had deployed specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, a Rapid Response Unit (RRU) from the Kenya Air Force and canine units to reinforce the search and rescue operation.
