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Nairobi Residential Building Collapse Death Toll Reaches 20

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The death toll of a collapse of a residential building in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, media reported. 01.05.2016, Sputnik International

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Nairobi Residential Building Collapse Death Toll Reaches 20

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© AFP 2023A Kenyan woman (C) mourns the loss of a relative at the site of a building collapse in Nairobi on April 30, 2016. Rescuers in the Kenyan capital made desperate efforts to free survivors including a woman and child trapped in a building that collapsed in storms that have left a total of 17 people dead.

A Kenyan woman (C) mourns the loss of a relative at the site of a building collapse in Nairobi on April 30, 2016. Rescuers in the Kenyan capital made desperate efforts to free survivors including a woman and child trapped in a building that collapsed in storms that have left a total of 17 people dead. - Sputnik International

The death toll of a collapse of a residential building in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A 6-storey building, which was home to some 150 families, collapsed in Huruma estate in the northeast of Nairobi on Friday evening.

#BreakingNews Building collapse in Kenya, at least 7 killed, many feared trapped @robynkrielCNN has details #Nairobi https://t.co/bfA0Ky8AYJ
— New Day (@NewDay) 30 апреля 2016 г.

According to the ANSA news agency's Sunday report, 73 people are still missing. Earlier media reports claimed that 10 people were killed.

On Saturday, over 120 people were rescued.

The ground and the first floor of the building had sunk into the ground before the building collapsed due to heavy rains affecting the ground.