Toddler rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse

Toddler rescued 4 days after Kenya building collapse 

 Kenyan rescuers pulled an 18-month-old toddler alive from the rubble of a 

six-storey building on Tuesday, four days after the block collapsed killing 23 people, 

police said. 

"Good news!" Kenya Red Cross said. "A child aged about one and half years rescued alive 

at 0400 hours (0100 GMT) and referred to Kenyatta National Hospital." 

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The Red Cross said the little girl was found "in a bucket wrapped in a blanket" and was 

dehydrated but without visible physical injuries. 

She had been there for 80 hours since the building, which was home to 150 families 

crammed into single rooms, collapsed on Friday night. 

Nairobi police chief Japheth Koome called it a "miracle" and said the emergency services 

were continuing their rescue efforts. 

Police said the death toll from the tragedy rose to 23 on Tuesday after two more bodies 

were found. 

Located in the poor, tightly-packed Huruma neighbourhood, the building had been slated 

for demolition after being declared structurally unsound 

But an evacuation order for the structure, which was built near a river just two years ago, 

was ignored. 

Five people are to appear in court on Tuesday to face manslaughter charges over the 

incident. 

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Several buildings have collapsed in recent years in Nairobi and Other Kenyan cities, where 

a property boom has seen buildings shoot up at speed, often with scant regard for 

building regulations. 

The deaths in Huruma bring to at least 30 the number of people who have died in Nairobi 

since the weekend in accidents linked to floods caused by torrential rains. 

AFP. "Toddler Rescued 4 Days after Kenya Building Collapse." The Tribune Express. Express, 3 May 2016. Web. 3 May 2016.

Death in itself is such a hard concept, difficult to grasp and even harder to accept. Death by the error of another leads to an extremely difficult situation where forgiveness is closest to impossible. This article highlights and points out the Kenyan authority and supervision of infrastructure to need serious improvements. The atrocities mentioned in this article highlight to the rest of the world Kenya's lack of precaution and seriously doubts their security. Its interesting to note that the paper that publishes this article, The Tribune Express is actually a Pakistani paper, a nation very familiar with death by this method.They, however, understand the importance of propagating such stories to keep the public settled and highlight the ways they are helping, sharing their success stories. The article not only expresses remorse for the individuals that died in the collapse but furthermore in Nairobi with all the recent floods. Although this article doesn't seem to have personal bias it does mention the rising toll of individuals to the floods highlighting the suffering but simultaneously offering hope by presenting this story. As the tolls continue to rise this is a huge statement of hope to a discouraged nation.