7 dead in Kenya building collapse

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7 dead in Kenya building collapse

Nairobi - The six-story building collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding.

By AP

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Published: Sat 30 Apr 2016, 11:28 AM

Last updated: Sat 30 Apr 2016, 4:41 PM

Police in Nairobi say that seven people have been confirmed dead in the collapse of a residential building in a low-income area of the capital. 
Search and rescue efforts were continuing at the scene on Saturday morning. 
Kenyan officials say the six-story building collapsed Friday under heavy rain and flooding, trapping an unknown number of people in the rubble. 
The Kenya Red Cross said a search team managed to pull three children and an adult from the remains of the building in the Huruma area.
 



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