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Seven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

BBC News reports seven people are missing after an unfinished multi-storey building collapsed in Nairobi, and rescuers are still searching the rubble.

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Seven people are missing after a multi-storey building collapsed in Nairobi, BBC News reports. Rescue teams are trying to reach people trapped under the rubble. The block was still under construction when it buckled, the BBC says.

Al Jazeera reports that officials say the building, in the Eastleigh area, had no occupation certificate. The ground floor was in use. France 24 describes the building as having more than 10 storeys.

Deutsche Welle reports that the rescue has been complicated. It says police fired tear gas to disperse looters. ABC News describes the site as a busy commercial area.

Earlier reports said many people were feared trapped. The BBC's figure of seven missing is the only number given. No report gives a count of injured or dead.

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  1. ABC NewsMany feared trapped as a tall building collapses in KenyaFri, Oct 23, 9:49 AM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleMany feared trapped under collapsed building in NairobiFri, Oct 23, 10:09 AM EDT
  3. Al JazeeraMany feared trapped after Kenya building collapseFri, Oct 23, 1:01 PM EDT
  4. Al JazeeraMany feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in KenyaFri, Oct 23, 1:49 PM EDT
  5. France 24Building collapse in Nairobi search for survivors under wayFri, Oct 23, 4:31 PM EDT
  6. BBC NewsSeven missing after multi-storey building collapses in Kenya's capitalSat, Oct 24, 5:44 AM EDT

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Earlier versions (3)
  1. Fri, Oct 23, 5:25 PM EDT, 4 outlets: Nairobi building that collapsed had no occupation certificate, officials say
  2. Fri, Oct 23, 1:15 PM EDT, 3 outlets: Building collapses in Nairobi; many feared trapped
  3. Fri, Oct 23, 10:15 AM EDT, 2 outlets: Building collapses in Nairobi; many feared trapped