Eastleigh building collapse: Death toll rises to 8 as six more bodies recovered from rubble

The number of bodies recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 18-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, has risen to eight after six more bodies were retrieved on Thursday, the 14th day of the search and rescue operation.

Responders are appealing to families still searching for their loved ones to remain patient, with five people still unaccounted for as the operation nears its final stage.

Fourteen days into the search and rescue operation, multi-agency teams have finally reached the basement of the collapsed building, where six more bodies were recovered on Thursday, raising the confirmed death toll to eight.

“We have recovered six more bodies and the total is now eight. We have reached the basement of the building," Nairobi North County Commissioner Simon Osumba said.

Of the six bodies recovered on Thursday, four were women and two were men. Several people remain unaccounted for, prompting rescuers to appeal to anxious families to remain patient.

Source: Citizen Digital