Panic as 5-storey apartment collapses in Uthiru, Nairobi
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Search and rescue operations in Uthiru, Nairobi, after an apartment block collapsed on Tuesday evening
Search and rescue operations in Uthiru, Nairobi, after an apartment block collapsed on Tuesday evening.
A five-story building has collapsed in Uthiru, near Naivasha Villas.
According to a statement From the Red Cross, a rescue team has been dispatched to the scene to rescue those feared to be trapped under the said building.
“Our response team has been dispatched,” the Red Cross said in a statement.
It’s not yet clear if there are any casualties following the unfortunate incident that has left Uthiru residents in shock.
According to Nairobi County disaster management chief officer, Bramwell Simiyu, all families except four persons had been accounted for as of 10 pm.
“The four missing persons include a nanny and two children from one household, as well as a 10-year-old girl from another residence. The father of the girl has arrived at the scene and informed the responders that the girl was home alone,” Simiyu said.
Simiyu said the cause of the collapse of the apartment remains unknown but detailed investigations will commence on Wednesday.
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Photos and videos showed the building leaning on one side.
A witness said people were inside their respective houses when the building collapsed.
She claimed the landlord of the building was doing expansion works and ongoing heavy rains may have compromised the structural integrity of the foundation soils leading to the collapse.
She said the first floor of the building was most affected.
Cars that were in the parking lot were damaged, she added.
“We have been asked not to get in. We heard people screaming and some people tried to leave while the people in the first floor are unaccounted for,” she said.
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