Seven Missing After Eastleigh Building Collapse as Rescue Teams Race to Reach Trapped People
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 – Seven people are missing following the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, as rescue teams continue efforts to locate those feared trapped beneath the rubble.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the ground floor and basement of the building were occupied when the structure collapsed, raising concerns about the safety of people who may have been inside at the time of the incident.
Murkomen said all 67 construction workers at the site had been accounted for, with 66 escaping unharmed while one was rushed to hospital for treatment.
