Kenya: huge piles of rubble after high-rise building collapses

EuroNews23 October 2026, 14:15 UTCKenya

A multi-storey building under construction has collapsed in Nairobi, leaving a vast pile of rubble. Red Cross workers have arrived at the scene, where excavators are being used among the debris.

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