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Kenya: eight people died in the collapse of a crane

The collapse of a crane at a building site in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital left at least eight people dead and several others wounded. Two of those killed were Chinese nationals, local media reports.

The accident, at the site where a 14-storey student hostel was being built, happened as the crane was being dismantled, witnesses told the AFP news agency.

“We were having lunch when we heard things falling and thought part of the building was coming down,” AFP quotes construction worker Michael Odhiambo as saying.

“When we got there, we found a crane had snapped and tumbled down,” he added.

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Evacuation is currently under way at the scene, which is opposite the department of defence headquarters.

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