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1-year-old rescued from rubble 72 hours after building collapse in Kenya

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8 years ago

May 3, 2016

1-year-old rescued from rubble 72 hours after building collapse in Kenya

72 hours after an apartment collapse following heavy rains which hit the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, a one-year-old girl was rescued from the building rubble on Tuesday according to the Red Cross.

“She was rescued and was severely dehydrated. She is currently receiving medical attention at Kenyatta National Hospital,” Red Cross spokeswoman Arnolda Shiundu told Reuters, adding that the girl was rescued at about 4 a.m.

Aid workers in Kenya have revealed that the chances of finding more survivors was unlikely after the building fell down on Friday night with officials putting the death toll from the collapse at 21.

On Sunday, another child survived under the rubble for 10 hours before rescuers came to his aid.

Nairobi Deputy Governor, Jonathan Mueke, said an investigation has been launched into the immediate and remote cause of the collapsed apartment in Kenya.

“The building went down during the heavy rains, but we still want to establish if all the procedures were followed when it was constructed,” he said.

The 198-room building in Huruma in eastern Nairobi collapsed on Friday night after torrential rains.

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