Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya
Rescuers searched for survivors as police cleared crowds and officials said the building had no occupation certificate, raising fresh safety concerns.
- An 18-storey building under construction collapsed along 9th Street in Nairobi's Eastleigh area on Friday, October 23, 2026, leaving several people feared trapped beneath the rubble.
- Governor Johnson Sakaja's office confirmed the building had an occupied ground floor when it collapsed, raising concerns about the safety of workers and pedestrians in the busy Eastleigh neighbourhood.
- Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamed stated authorities have not yet confirmed the number of victims, though additional officers were deployed to coordinate emergency services and rescuers used excavators to move debris.
- Reuters reported crowds gathered at the site while rescuers searched for survivors, though the cause of the collapse and the number of casualties remain unclear.
- The incident underscores risks associated with rapid urban development in Kenya's capital, as authorities investigate structural integrity concerns affecting buildings across Nairobi and Eastleigh.
260 Articles
260 Articles
The video shows the time of the collapse on 23 October in Eastleigh, the commercial district of Nairobi, Kenya. The building, still under construction and described by the local media as 18 floors tall, already housed 11 shops on the ground floor and in the basement. According to Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen, seven people are missing. Of the 67 workers present, 66 were released unharmed and one was injured. Research continues among the r…
A high-rise building in Kenya's capital Nairobi has collapsed – seven people are missing after the incident. The building was under construction.
cedarnews.net
ORF.at Newsالر الالالار الير عبر Cedarnews.net. لموابعة الالايير الوالارير الييير الوريالار الورير الوريير الار الار الار الار الاار الاار الاار الار الار ااار اار الار الااار اار الار الار ار الار ار الار الار ار اار الااااار اراااااالااااااااالااااااااا اااااااااال الاااالااااالالاااااااار ار الاااااااار اااار ار اار ار ار ار ار ار اار ار ار ار اار ار ار ار ار ار ار ار ار ار ار ااار اااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااااراراراااااراااااااااا…
Seven people are missing after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya. Rescue teams are still searching through the huge pile of concrete and metal and have already made contact with some of the missing. The building collapsed around noon on October 23 on a busy shopping street. There are conflicting reports about its height: AFP described it as 16 stories high, while the Kenya Broadcasting C…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
