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Over 50 rescued after building collapse in Nairobi, three confirmed dead

Other News Materials 30 April 2016 07:10 (UTC +04:00)
A 6-storey building collapsed in Huruma on Friday evening, 58 people have been rescued, 29 have been taken to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), while three have been confirmed dead
Over 50 rescued after building collapse in Nairobi, three confirmed dead

A 6-storey building collapsed in Huruma on Friday evening, 58 people have been rescued, 29 have been taken to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), while three have been confirmed dead, KTN said, Sputnik reported.

Eyewitness Jacob Kiruma told the TV station that "there were about 126 housing units, all single rooms, in the collapsed Huruma house."

The collapse occurred following heavy rain and thunderstorms that hit Nairobi on Friday.

According to KTN, residents have raised the issue of the building's possible collapse before.

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