Death toll in Kenya building collapse rises to 49: police

[WorldNews]

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Kenyan authorities said on Sunday the number of people killed when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the capital Nairobi more than a week ago had risen to 49 after more bodies were pulled out of the rubble. "Seven more bodies were retrieved at the collapsed building over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 49," Japheth Koome, Nairobi police commander, told Reuters. Several other buildings in Nairobi have collapsed in recent years although with fewer deaths.

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