Death toll in building collapse rises to 49

Kenyan authorities said on Sunday the number of people killed when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the capital Nairobi more than a week ago had risen to 49 after more bodies were pulled out of the rubble. The six-storey building in Huruma, a poor neighborhood in the city, was constructed near a river and […]

Kenyan authorities said on Sunday the number of people killed when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the capital Nairobi more than a week ago had risen to 49 after more bodies were pulled out of the rubble.
The six-storey building in Huruma, a poor neighborhood in the city, was constructed near a river and had been condemned by the authorities but it is unclear why it remained occupied.
It tumbled down in a heavy downpour on the night of April 29. “Seven more bodies were retrieved at the collapsed building over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 49,” Japheth Koome, Nairobi police commander, said.
He said the number of those rescued now stood at 140 and that a rescue operation continued at the site.