Three people confirmed dead, 11 others injured on Saturday after a perimeter wall under construction collapsed along Riverside Drive in Nairobi, Nairobi City County Government and Kenya Red Cross have confirmed.
The city government said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 11:30 am, trapping workers under the rubble.
In a situation report, County Chief Officer for Disaster Management and Coordination Bramwell Simiyu said 39 construction workers were at the site when the perimeter wall gave way.
Eleven workers were rescued alive and rushed to nearby medical facilities with light and severe injuries, while 14 others were confirmed safe and stable at the scene.
Three fatalities had been confirmed, with recovery operations ongoing as emergency teams searched for the remaining 11 workers whose whereabouts were yet to be established.
The county said multi-agency emergency response, search and rescue teams had been deployed to the scene, with disaster management teams working alongside national emergency agencies.
The area has been cordoned off to facilitate rescue operations and ensure public safety.
Preliminary assessments indicated that the main building was still at the excavation and foundation stage, with no upper floors erected when the incident occurred.
The county said its Department of Built Environment and Urban Planning, together with the National Construction Authority (NCA), would conduct a structural and regulatory compliance audit once search and rescue operations are completed.
Motorists and members of the public were urged to avoid the immediate Riverside area to allow emergency vehicles and heavy rescue machinery unobstructed access.
On Friday, at least six people were confirmed dead after an eight-storey building that was under construction collapsed near the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus along Mombasa Road.
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