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2 Rescued Alive After 7 Storey Building Collapse In Kenya
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/2-rescued-alive-after-7-storey-building-collapse-in-kenya/21/10/2024/
#news #Kahawa #Kenya #Nairobi #news #Sakaja ©October 21st, 2024 ®October 22, 2024 9:21 am Two persons have been rescued alive after a seven storey building collapsed on Sunday morning at the Kahawa area in Nairobi, the Kenya State capital.
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two persons have been rescued alive
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after a seven story building collapsed
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on Sunday morning at the kahawa area in
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Nairobi the Kenya state capital Kenya
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Red Cross Society confirmed that two
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persons were rescued from the collapsed
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building site on Sunday while the
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Nairobi County City Governor Saka
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Johnson stated in a statement that only
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one person sustained injury from the
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Fallen de a resident on Monday told
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local media that one of the trapped
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victims met from call sending a distress
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message for help under the rubble Kenya
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Red Cross Society on Sunday said
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following the building collapse in
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kahawa West Nairobi County earlier today
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two people have been rescued and taken
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to Kenyata University teaching referral
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and research hospital a multi- agency
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Response Team continues the search and
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rescue efforts the seventh story
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building was gathered to be housing
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businesses and residential units and was
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already marked for demolition by Nairobi
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government agency before he collapsed on
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Sunday with people around the site
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capturing the moment the building went
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down the building was barricaded with a
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warning and caution red T VTO sign as
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seen in the videos posted online by
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residents while the building was going
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down earlier on Sunday reports indicated
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that several people were trapped under
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the rubble after the seven story
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building collapsed in an enforcement
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notice seen and Report reported by the
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star media the collapsed building
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comprised of a block of shops and flats
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of up to eight levels which was
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reportedly constructed without any
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development approval the building had
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been condemned for demolition according
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to Nairobi County officials the Kenya
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Red Cross confirmed the fears of Trapped
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residents on X while Nairobi Governor
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Johnson sakan mentioned that one woman
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standing outside the building was
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injured but stable he added casualties
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were expected to be minimal and
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evacuation efforts were underway for
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nearby residents in Nairobi County
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document from October 16th revealed that
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the building had been constructed and
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occupied without the required approvals
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tenants were ordered to vacate within 2
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weeks but the building collapsed before
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the deadline in September
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2022 five people were killed when a
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six-story building fell outside Nairobi
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and in April 2016 49 people died in a
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similar incident after heavy rains
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caused structural failures the Deputy
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Governor of Nairobi County City Indo
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macheri represented the governor sakaja
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Johnson by visiting the site of the
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building site on Sunday during the visit
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local media reported that the Deputy
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Governor observed the ongoing search and
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rescue operations which have been
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efficiently mobilized with all the
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necessary equipment on site the efforts
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are crucial especially given the recent
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evacuation orders enforced by the
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Nairobi City Cy planning enforcement
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team which have minimized potential
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casualties the Deputy Governor the area
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MCA Nairobi County chief officer in
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charge of disaster alongside the multi-
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agency rescue teams reassured residents
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that their concerns are being addressed
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the deputy Governor's engagement is a
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positive sign for the people of kahawa
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West reinforcing the message that the
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wellbeing is a top priority for the
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Nairobi City County administration led
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by Governor sakaja Nairobi County City
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Governor sakaja Johnson in a first
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statement on Sunday said the Nairobi
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City County government confirms the
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collapse of a housing unit in kahawa
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West area plot Number
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233 along Station Road kahawa West
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currently all Nairobi County teams are
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fully engaged in disaster recovery and
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evacuating occupants from adjacent
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buildings households had been evacuated
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last week following notice by the County
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Planning Department in a second
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statement around 400 p.m. on Sunday
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after the building reportedly went down
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around 11:00 a.m. Governor sakaja said
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Nairobi City County and multi- agency
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rescue teams continue search and rescue
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operations at the site of the collapsed
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building in kahawa West all required
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equipment has been assembled and
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mobilized Nairobi County Deputy Governor
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his Excellency inur macheri is on site
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alongside the teams casualties are
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expected to be minimal as the building
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had been condemned and evacuations
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affected by the Nairobi City Count's
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planning enforcement team so far only
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one casualty has been reported a
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middle-aged lady who was outside the
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building was injured by the forign
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Rubble during the collapse she is
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currently undergoing treatment and is
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stable s bringing you the needs in a
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