Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya
Rescuers searched the rubble as police cleared looters and officials said the unfinished building had more than 10 floors under construction.
- 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.
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Seven Reported Missing After Nairobi Building Collapse as Questions Mount Over Occupied Ground-Floor Shops
Seven people were reported missing after an unfinished building collapsed in Nairobi's Eastleigh district as rescuers searched cautiously and officials examined occupancy and construction concerns.
In Kenya's capital Nairobi, a high-rise building under construction has collapsed. Whether people were killed is not known yet. The rescue work is ongoing.
Seven people are believed to be trapped under the rubble after a 16- to 18-story building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya. Dozens of construction workers were working on the upper floors at the time of the accident, and most of them escaped unharmed. The missing people are believed to have been in shops below the building. The building was still under construction, with scaffolding visible in footage, but authorities said 11 shops had already opened…
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…
Residential tower in Kenyan capital collapses. Watch the video on VRT NWS: news.
Huge cloud of dust and debris on the streets of Nairobi (ANSA)
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