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  "id": 16375568,
  "title": "Collapsed Eastleigh building: Families anxiously wait as rescue operations are temporarily halted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/collapsed-eastleigh-building-families-anxiously-wait-as-rescue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:24:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/collapsed-eastleigh-building-families-anxiously-wait-as-rescue-operations-are-temporarily-halted"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Families of 31 people feared trapped in an 18-storey building collapse on 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, anxiously await updates as rescue efforts temporarily pause. The Kenya Red Cross, leading evacuations, suspends searches after communication with survivors is lost, raising concerns among relatives. Rescue operations involve multi-agency teams and heavy machinery working to access the lower levels of the debris. Families, unable to contact loved ones since the incident, gather near the scene, desperately hoping for news. Abdikadir Mohhamed, whose sister-in-law is trapped in the basement, expresses frustration over the lack of communication, stating she was found outside a mosque after the collapse. Rescue teams continue to cut through reinforced concrete to reach survivors, while authorities report 31 missing persons cases. The situation remains tense as families stand behind police lines, awaiting any positive updates.",
  "summary": "Families of people feared trapped beneath an 18-storey building that collapsed along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi, remain anxious as rescue operations enter their second day, with communication with survivors cut off. The distraught relatives have gathered near the scene on Saturday, October 24, 2026, desperately waiting for news of their loved ones as multi-agency […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Several trapped after building collapse in Eastleigh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/several-trapped-after-building-collapse-in-eastleigh",
        "published": "2026-10-23T11:12:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Search for missing persons continues for second day after building collapse in Eastleigh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/search-for-missing-persons-continues-for-second-day-after-building",
        "published": "2026-10-24T06:13:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Sakaja says collapsed Eastleigh building lacked construction approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/sakaja-says-collapsed-eastleigh-building-lacked-construction-approval",
        "published": "2026-10-24T08:30:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Pregnant woman rescued from collapsed Eastleigh building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/pregnant-woman-rescued-from-collapsed-eastleigh-building",
        "published": "2026-10-24T16:13:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}