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An 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi, trapping people and around 70 workers.
4 articles from 23 October to 24 October 2026 · 🇰🇪 Kenya
Rescuers are continuing to search the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in Nairobi, where one person remained missing among 67 workers. Heavy machinery and several agencies are involved, while police are searching for the building’s owner, according to regional commander Issa Mohamud.
Source: Citizen
Rescuers are continuing to search the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in Nairobi, where one person remained missing among 67 workers. Heavy machinery and several agencies are involved, while police are searching for the building’s owner, according to regional commander Issa Mohamud.
🇰🇪 Kenya · 06:20
Around 70 workers were inside the 18-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, Nairobi, after a cracked column was discovered. Survivors described their escape and the search for missing colleagues in a cloud of dust, according to testimony gathered by Citizen TV Kenya and reported by Tuko.
🇰🇪 Kenya · 05:37
A woman was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed 16-storey building in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, while rescuers searched for possible other victims. The operation continued after cries were heard beneath the ruins, according to regional police commander Issa Mohamud, quoted by Capital FM.
🇰🇪 Kenya · 14:21
An 18-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi, raising fears that people were trapped under the rubble. The number of victims and injured remained unknown, while Kenyan authorities had yet to say whether the building complied with construction regulations, Kenyans.co.ke reports.
🇰🇪 Kenya · 10:53
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