By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
The body of Dora Nyakitumwa, 34, was found fifteen days after a building collapsed in Eastleigh, where she had gone to buy curtains on 23 October. Her family was then called to identify her body, reports Tuko.
Two new bodies have been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on 23 October in Eastleigh, Nairobi, bringing the death toll to four. Four people have been rescued, while 16 others remain missing after more than a week of searches, according to Kenyan police and emergency services.
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Rescuers recovered a second female body from the rubble of a collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, bringing the provisional toll to two dead and four survivors. The search for trapped people continues with a multi-agency team, according to Kenya’s National Police Service.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Capital FM ·
Rescuers have found three more bodies under the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in Eastleigh, a Nairobi neighbourhood, bringing the number of bodies recovered to five. The search was entering its 14th day, while families awaited the identification of victims at Nairobi’s municipal mortuary, according to Citizen Digital.
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At least ten people are believed to remain trapped in the basement of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, while two female bodies are due to be identified at the Nairobi City Mortuary. The search continues on its 13th day, according to rescue teams and Kenyan police.
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Quickmart IPO oversubscribed by 3.4 billion shillingsQuickmart’s IPO exceeds the planned subscription by 3.4 billion Kenyan shillings, driven by foreign investor interest. The offer follows its launch on 6 October in Nairobi, according to Business Daily Africa.
Sudan: aid agencies call for urgent international assistanceUNHCR and IOM warn that shelter stocks are running out in Sudan, where 15.4 million displaced people need them and a lack of funding severely limits aid. Only 10% of the displaced are being helped, according to the two UN agencies.The week in Africa
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