Eastleigh building collapse death toll rises as six more bodies recovered

NAIROBI,Kenya, Nov 5- Rescue teams have recovered six more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, raising the number of confirmed fatalities as the search…

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan confirmed the latest recoveries on Thursday, describing the development as grim news for families who have been waiting anxiously for information about their missing relatives.

“Six more bodies were retrieved from the collapsed building in Eastleigh today. This is grim news, and my heart is heavy. No words can capture the grief of the families and communities struck by this terrible disaster,” Hassan said.

“We mourn with them, as we wait for the recovery of the remaining bodies inside the collapsed building.”

The latest recovery comes two days after rescue teams retrieved a second female body from the rubble, bringing the number of confirmed fatalities to at least two at the time.

Source: Capital FM