At least seven people have been confirmed dead
and 121 rescued so far after a residential
building collapsed in Haruma, Kenyan capital
Nairobi, late Friday night following a heavy
downpour.
Rescuers including Kenyan Red Cross search and
rescue team is leading efforts to find people
feared trapped and possibly killed.
The Red Cross said they managed to pull three
children and an adult from the remains of the
six-story building, adding that 150 building units
and adjacent homes were affected.
Live TV footage showed the National Youth
Service and firefighters removing stones and a
crowd cheering as a child was removed from the
rubble.
Nairobi's Police Chief, Japheth Koome who
confirmed the death toll said hours-long traffic
jams caused by flooded roads delayed.
AP reports that man who said he lived in the
house adjacent to the one that collapsed , said
the building was constructed "shoddily" The
building had been constructed in less than five
months and the 126 single rooms were quickly
occupied at a rent of $35 a month.
Area legislator Stephen Kariuki said this was the
second building to collapse in a year. He blamed
the county government of failing to follow
through with demolitions of buildings that were
identified as unfit for human occupation.
Meanwhile, President Uhuru Kenyatta just arrived
at the scene of the incident.
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