Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya

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1. Fri, 23 October 2026

   11 reports
   • winnipegfreepress.com13:22first to report
     Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya

     NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A tall building collapsed on Friday in a busy commercial area of Kenya’s capital, with many people feared trapped beneath the rubble.

   • Le Figaro (France)13:28
     Kenya : un immeuble en construction s’effondre à Nairobi

     Des vidéos circulant en ligne montrent un effondrement spectaculaire, accompagné d’épais nuages de poussière, dans ce quartier populaire très fréquenté par la communauté somalienne.

   • Le Monde (France)13:48
     Kenya : un immeuble en construction d’au moins dix étages s’effondre à Nairobi, des opérations de sauvetage en cours

     La Croix-Rouge craint que des personnes ne soient piégées dans les décombres. Le chef de la police de Nairobi, Issa Mohamud, a déclaré que le bâtiment, qui s’est effondré en début d’après-midi dans la capitale kényane, comptait plus de dix étages en cours de construction.

   • DW Top Stories14:09
     Many feared trapped under collapsed building in Nairobi

     People are feared to be trapped after a large, unfinished building in Nairobi collapsed during construction. Rescue operations have proven complicated as police fired tear gas to disperse looters.

   • Euronews14:15
     Kenya: huge piles of rubble after high-rise building collapses

     A multi-storey building under construction has collapsed in Nairobi, leaving a vast pile of rubble. Red Cross workers have arrived at the scene, where excavators are being used among the debris.

   • Novinky (Czechia)14:20
     V Nairobi se zřítila výšková budova

     V keňském hlavním městě Nairobi se v pátek zřítila rozestavěná výšková budova. Pod troskami mohou být uvězněni lidé. Informace o výšce budovy se rozcházejí; podle médií měla 13 až 18 pater. Na místě zasahují záchranáři, informovala agentura AFP s odvoláním na Červený kříž. Podle agentury Reuters zatím není jasné, co zřícení budovy způsobilo.

   • 24sata (Croatia)15:45
     FOTO Užas u Keniji: Srušila se zgrada od 12 katova, spasitelji tragaju za zatrpanima!

     Zgrada u izgradnji urušila se u petak u glavnom gradu Kenije, Nairobiju. Spasilačke ekipe stigle su na mjesto nesreće, a strahuje se da su ljudi ostali zarobljeni pod ruševinama.

   • Al Jazeera English17:01
     Many feared trapped after Kenya building collapse

     Many people are feared trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.

   • Index.hr (Croatia)17:11
     VIDEO Snimljen trenutak urušavanja zgrade u Keniji. Ljude traže pod ruševinama

     VIŠEKATNICA u izgradnji srušila se danas u Nairobiju, glavnom gradu Kenije.

   • Al Jazeera English17:49edited after publishing
     Several people missing after multistorey building collapses in Kenya

     previouslyMany feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in Kenya

     Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.

   • RMF24 (Poland)19:48
     Kilkunastopiętrowy wieżowiec zawalił się niczym domek z kart. Katastrofa w Nairobi

     Kilkunastopiętrowy wieżowiec zawalił się niczym domek z kart. Katastrofa w Nairobi

2. Sat, 24 October 2026

   5 reports
   • eyeradio.org06:24
     Seven people missing after building collapse in Nairobi’s Eastleigh

     NAIROBI - Seven people remain unaccounted for after a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on Friday, October 23, as rescue teams continued searching the rubble for possible survivors. According to Kenyans.co.ke, the building collapsed along 9th Street, near Day to Day Supermarket, in Kamukunji Sub-County. Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, said

   • BBC News World09:44edited after publishing
     Two rescued after Nairobi building collapse with five still missing

     previouslySeven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Kenya's capital

     Police have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor after the multi-storey building collapsed while still under construction.

   • ANSA (Italy)10:04
     Il momento del crollo del palazzo di 18 piani in Kenya

     Enorme nuvola di polvere e detriti sulle strade di Nairobi

   • Telegram.hr (Croatia)14:51
     Video. Urušila se višekatnica u Keniji, sve je snimljeno. Spasioci očajnički tragaju za preživjelima

     Strahuje se da je u ruševinama zatrpano najmanje sedmero ljudi

   • nehandaradio.com15:06
     Seven missing after Nairobi high-rise building collapse as 31 families seek relatives

     Seven people are officially missing after a 16-storey building collapsed in Nairobi, while 31 families have reported relatives unaccounted for.

3. Mon, 26 October 2026

   4 reports
   • AllAfrica04:59
     Kenya: Two Rescued After Nairobi Building Collapse With Five Still Missing

     [Capital FM] Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, as a search continues for five still missing.

   • standardmedia.co.ke05:00
     Sakaja's fatal failures exposed as City Hall remains dogged by corruption, cartels

     Nairobi’s Eastleigh building collapse exposes persistent failures in construction oversight, enforcement and accountability despite repeated warnings and previous tragedies.

   • AllAfrica05:30
     Kenya: Eastleigh Building Collapse - Four Survivors in Hospital As Rescue Efforts Continue

     [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Four people have been rescued and taken to hospital following the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in Eastleigh, Nairobi, as search-and-rescue operations continue.

   • the-star.co.ke17:15
     ACEK puts at least Sh150m cost on Eastleigh building collapse, faults City Hall

     ACEK secretary Dick Omondi says that initial estimates show that the building collapsed due to the failure of structural supports