Building under construction collapses in Nairobi

A building under construction collapsed in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood on Friday, prompting a rescue operation as police and county officials reported that people might be trapped beneath the rubble. Police said one woman had been rescued and that officers could hear another person in the debris. No confirmed casualty total was reported. The collapse left the building in rubble in a densely built-up area. Video showed dust rising as the structure came down, while rescue teams and police worked at the scene. An excavator moved rubble as a crowd gathered nearby. Access was difficult because the site was wedged between other high-rise buildings, according to an account from the scene. The building’s height was reported differently. One account described it as about 18 storeys, while another called it 12 storeys. Neither account cited an official building record establishing the number of floors. The precise number of people inside when it collapsed, and whether anyone else was located, had not been confirmed. Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja’s office said there were reports that people might be trapped. Sakaja said the building had no occupation certificate, the...