NAIROBI, Kenya: Three children are among four people reported missing after a five-story apartment building collapsed in the Kenyan capital on Tuesday night, a local official said.
The cause of the disaster in Uthiru, a settlement that lies northwest of the city centre, is not known, said Nairobi’s chief disaster management officer Bramwel Simiyu.
“As of 22:00 (19:00 GMT), all but four families have been accounted for,” Simiyu said in a statement.
The four missing persons include a nanny and two children from one household, as well as a ten-year-old girl from another residence, he said, adding that a detailed investigation would begin on Wednesday.
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The Kenya Red Cross, which sent rescue teams to the scene, said 10 people suffered minor injuries.
The Nairobi area is one of the zones worst hit by torrential rains and floods that have wreaked havoc across the country, killing about 230 people and displacing more than 200,000.
