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Baby girl rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse

May 03, 2016 - 5:10 PM

UPDATED The baby s father calls the recovery of his 7 month old daughter a miracle

epa05285768 Local residents walk next to a collapsed building in the Huruma estate of Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, 01 May 2016. The search and rescue operation continued on 01 May, after a six-storey residential building collpased on 29 April amid heavy rain. The death toll has risen to 16 according to the National Disaster Management Unit. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the scene on 30 April and ordered the arrest of the owner of the building. A total of 69 people are still unaccounted for while 135 people have been rescued from the rubbles, according to the local media. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA

Death toll in Kenya building collapse reaches 16

May 01, 2016 - 9:55 PM

Two neighboring buildings are also declared unsafe and evacuated

epa05285590 Local residents look at a collapsed building across the river as rescue operation continues in the Huruma estate of the Mathare slum, Nairobi, Kenya, 01 May 2016. The search and rescue operation continued on 01 May, after a six-storey residential building collpased on 29 April amid heavy rain. The death toll has risen to 16 according to the National Disaster Management Unit. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the scene on 30 April and ordered the arrest of the owner of the building. A total of 69 people are still unaccounted for while 135 people have been rescued from the rubbles, according to the local media. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA