Many feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in Kenya
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Many people are feared to be trapped in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a multistorey building under construction collapsed, leaving a huge mound of concrete as rescuers dig through the rubble.
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The building came down on Friday at about 1pm local time (10:00GMT) on a busy commercial street in Eastleigh, a neighbourhood crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
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Nairobi police chief Issa Mohamud said more than 10 upper floors were under construction. The ground floor had been rented to an electronics shop, a butchery and a grocery, according to The Associated Press news agency.
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Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi, reporting from Nairobi, said the developers and authorities are being asked “to answer now” as people were not supposed to be inside a building under construction.
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She said rescue efforts were expected to continue through Friday night and Saturday.
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Rescuers used poles stripped from trees and excavators to move concrete bound with steel, as heavy equipment was slow to arrive.
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Mohamud said one injured woman had been rescued and taken to hospital, while another person who had been calling for help had gone silent. He warned of a potential second collapse because the building was leaning on its neighbour.
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Local media reported looting immediately after the collapse and police firing tear gas to disperse crowds.
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Joseph Kaula, a plasterer working on the fifth floor of the collapsed building, told AP that he was the last person to walk out.
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“The whole area was filled with dust,” he said.
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Relatives of those trapped said some had phoned for help immediately after the collapse, but their phones later became unreachable. A tent was set up to report missing relatives.
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“Our concern is to save lives,” Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja told reporters.
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He said the building had been approved for construction but had no certificate of occupation, so opening shops on the ground floor was illegal.
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“This has potentially cost lives,” he told reporters on site.
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He said that it was possible “one or two” people had died and that more would be known as time went on.
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Kenya’s National Building Inspectorate found that 87 percent of buildings audited nationwide last year failed to meet standards or lacked approvals, according to the AFP news agency.
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Sakaja said county governments needed stronger enforcement powers, calling lenient penalties a “slap on the wrist”. Police said they would carry out investigations and anyone found negligent would face the law.
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