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Collapse at Nairobi construction site kills at least two

A structure under construction collapsed in Nairobi's Ngara and Riverside area on Saturday. Kenyans.co.ke reported two dead; NTV Kenya and Nation Africa reported three dead and others injured or unaccounted for.

What we know

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    Kenyans.co.ke, NTV Kenya, Nation Africa and Citizen TV reported that a perimeter wall at a construction site collapsed on workers in Nairobi's Riverside and Ngara area on Saturday, 14 November.
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    The death toll differs between outlets and has risen through the day: Kenyans.co.ke first reported two dead; NTV Kenya, Nation Africa and Citizen TV reported three dead, with eight people unaccounted for and others injured.
  3. 3
    No official casualty figure has been posted yet.
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    Kenyans.co.ke Broke first
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Confirmed by Kenyans.co.ke, Nation Media Group (NTV Kenya, Nation Africa) and Citizen TV; casualty figures differ. Sources: Kenyans.co.ke, NTV Kenya, Nation Africa, Citizen TV.

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Citizen TV Kenya
@citizentvkenya · 6.9M followers

Wall collapse kills 3: 3 people killed as wall collapses in Riverside Nairobi More construction workers believed to be trapped #CitizenWeekend

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Daily Nation
@NationAfrica · 4.3M followers

THREE DEAD, eight unaccounted for after perimeter wall collapses on construction workers in Riverside, Nairobi; county disaster management chief officer Bramwell Simiyu says rescue efforts ongoing.

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NTV Kenya
@ntvkenya · 5.4M followers

Three dead, eight unaccounted for after perimeter wall collapses on construction workers in Riverside, Nairobi; county disaster management chief officer Bramwell Simiyu says rescue efforts ongoing.

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NTV Kenya
@ntvkenya · 5.4M followers

Three construction workers feared dead, 11 injured after a perimeter wall under construction collapsed along Riverside Drive in Nairobi

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Kenyans.co.ke
@Kenyans · 2.8M followers

Two dead, several injured as building under construction collapses in Ngara

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Omwamba 🇰🇪
@omwambaKE · 1.3M followers

A multi-story building under construction has collapsed at Riverside Square, near Riverside Winchester Gardens in Nairobi. People are reportedly trapped.

Kenyans.co.ke Broke first
@Kenyans · 2.8M followers

BREAKING NEWS: Several Killed After Building Collapses in Nairobi's Ngara Area

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