Eastleigh Building Collapse: Rescue Efforts Underway
7 people missing after building collapse
A search and rescue operation is ongoing in Eastleigh, Nairobi, after an 18-storey building under construction collapsed, leaving 7 people missing.
According to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, 67 construction workers were at the site when the building collapsed, with 66 escaping uninjured and one sustaining injuries.
A multi-agency team is coordinating the search and rescue operation, and rescuers have established contact with some of the missing individuals.
The government has urged families and members of the public searching for missing loved ones to contact the Kenya Red Cross for assistance.
Source: KBC Digital. AI-assisted summary.
