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Two People Rescued from Collapsed Building in Nairobi

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Nyakundi Report

Newsroom 1 min read

This archive report was first published on 8 December 2019.

On Sunday morning, a 25-year-old man and a girl were rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Tassia, Nairobi, in a dramatic rescue operation.

According to reports, the two survivors were immediately rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital for treatment.

With this latest rescue, the number of people rescued from the collapsed building has now reached 35.

However, the Kenya Red Cross has reported that 11 people are still missing, and the search for them continues.

Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to seven after two more bodies were retrieved from the rubble.

Disaster response teams have been at the site of the accident since Friday, providing psychological support and tracing services to the affected families.

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