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Over 50 Rescued After Building Collapse in Nairobi, Three Confirmed Dead

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A building collapse in Huruma, located in the northeast of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, has led to the death of three people, while over 50 have been rescued, the KTN News TV station reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A 6-storey building collapsed in Huruma on Friday evening, 58 people have been rescued, 29 have been taken to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), while three have been confirmed dead, KTN said.

Eyewitness Jacob Kiruma told the TV station that "there were about 126 housing units, all single rooms, in the collapsed Huruma house."

The collapse occurred following heavy rain and thunderstorms that hit Nairobi on Friday.

According to KTN, residents have raised the issue of the building’s possible collapse before.

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