Eastleigh building collapse: rescue teams on site

A photo taken on 23 October 2026 shows the collapse site in Eastleigh, a high density commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, where an 18 storey building under construction came down on Friday afternoon, trapping several people.

Emergency rescuers are working through the rubble at the collapse site in Eastleigh, Nairobi on 23 October 2026, with several people feared trapped beneath the fallen 18 storey structure.

Several people are reportedly feared trapped after an 18 storey building under construction collapsed on Friday, 23 October 2026, in Eastleigh — one of Nairobi's most densely populated commercial and residential suburbs.

An 18 storey building still under construction collapsed on Friday afternoon in Eastleigh, Nairobi — the Kenyan capital — with rescue teams deployed to the site as of 23 October 2026.

Emergency services mounted a rescue operation in Eastleigh, Nairobi on 23 October 2026 after an 18 storey under construction building collapsed in the afternoon, with authorities working to determine the number of people trapped.

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