A five-storey building in Kiambu, central Kenya, under construction has collapsed.
Emergency workers have managed to rescue a child who had been trapped in the rubble. It is not known how many people are still under the debris.
Several others have also been pulled out alive after a six-storey building came down, Kiambu county Governor Kimani Wamatangi said.
“Sadly, some are feared to have succumbed to their injuries,” he added.
The cause of the collapse is not clear but it is reported that the building was under construction.
Eyewitnesses have said it fell on to an adjacent building as it came down.
Photos from the scene show a mechanical digger and rescue workers trying to find survivors.
Five-storey building under construction in Kirigiti, Kiambu County, collapses; authorities say three people rescued, more trapped under the rubble. pic.twitter.com/T4SKuSBC1w
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