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Many feared stuck in Kenyan building

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed Friday in Kenya's capital, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them.

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Many feared trapped as a tall building collapses in Kenya (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A multi-story building has collapsed in a busy commercial area of Kenya’s capital, and many people could be trapped beneath the rubble

  2. WKBN Youngstown

    Many feared trapped as tall building collapses in Kenya (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    A tall building collapsed on Friday in a busy commercial area of Kenya’s capital, with many people feared trapped beneath the rubble.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Many feared trapped under collapsed building in Nairobi (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    People are feared to be trapped after a large, unfinished building in Nairobi collapsed during construction. Rescue operations have proven complicated as police fired tear gas to disperse looters.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Many feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in Kenya (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use.

  5. New York Post

    Multi-story building collapses in Kenya, leaving many feared trapped under the rubble (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed in Kenya, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them.

  6. BNO News

    Multiple people feared trapped after multi-story building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A building under construction collapsed Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, with people feared trapped beneath the rubble as rescue teams searched for survivors. The building was located on 9th Street in the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Many feared stuck in Kenyan building (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NAIROBI, Kenya -- Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed Friday in Kenya's capital, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them.

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