Two survivors pulled from collapsed Nairobi building
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of an 18-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, Nairobi, bringing the number of rescued survivors to two. Teams are still searching for possible victims, with seven officially reported missing compared with 31 reports received by the Kenya Red Cross, according to its official Vincent Ochieng.
Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of an 18-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, a neighbourhood of Nairobi, as rescue teams continue their search. A man was found after 27 hours under the ruins, then a woman was rescued a few minutes before 7pm, and both were taken to hospital, Citizen reports.
The official number of people being searched for is seven, while the Kenya Red Cross has received reports concerning 31 missing people. Teams have deployed two additional excavators and are looking for new access points beneath the rubble, where other victims may be trapped. Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja announced that more equipment would be mobilised, while rescuers are proceeding cautiously to avoid further collapses.
The operation follows the collapse of the 18-storey building in Nairobi, reported on 23 October. It also follows the rescue of a woman announced the same day, while the number of people reported missing had been set at seven on 24 October.
