Nairobi Building Collapse Kills 12 in Kenya Torrential Rains
- Residential building was earmarked for demolition: government
- Incident brings total death toll from floods to 19 people
People attempt to cross through a flooded section of road, as others climb out of vehicles on April 29, 2016 in the Kenyan capital Nairobi that has been hit by heavy downpours as the long rains season starts. / AFP / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)
Photographer: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty ImagesAt least 12 people died when a residential building in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi collapsed amid torrential rains, the government said.
That brings to 19 the number of people who’ve died in flood-related incidents in the city over the past 24 hours. Among the dead were four pedestrians killed when a wall collapsed in the central suburb of Hurlingham, while two people died when a vehicle they were traveling in was swept away, police spokesman Charles Owino said.