At least five people are feared dead after an eight-storey building under construction collapsed in Syokimau. The incident happened on Mombasa Road on the outskirts of Nairobi. It comes weeks after a similar collapse was reported in Eastleigh.
The collapse occurred on Friday morning near the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway terminus. Rescue teams rushed to the site soon after the alarm was raised.
The Kenya Red Cross said three people have been pulled from the rubble. All three were taken to hospital. Their injuries had not yet been assessed when the report was filed.
Search teams are still digging through the debris for one missing person. The Red Cross said its response team is working alongside other emergency partners at the scene.
The cause of the collapse has not been established. Officials have yet to explain what led to the structure's failure.
