{"id":28502,"date":"2021-05-27T16:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=28502"},"modified":"2021-05-27T16:30:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:30:03","slug":"new-nyamira-county-assembly-collapses-workers-trapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/new-nyamira-county-assembly-collapses-workers-trapped","title":{"rendered":"New Nyamira County Assembly Collapses, Workers Trapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Efforts are underway to rescue workers trapped under a new three-storey building that collapsed in Nyamira County on Thursday, May 27.<\/p>\n<p>The building was set to house the county assembly&#8217;s headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Three workers were rushed to Nyamira County Referral Hospital after police officers and medical service providers arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A number of residents were reported to be assisting the police and Red Cross officials to rescue several trapped workers.<\/p>\n<p>The number of those stranded under the multi-million building was, however, not yet ascertained by the time of publication. Reports allege that at least 10 workers are feared dead.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue efforts were, nonetheless, hampered by the heavy rains experienced in the area.<\/p>\n<p>It was further reported that the police were having a hard time chasing away irate crowd who were baying for the blood of the contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses lamented that construction was ongoing at the time the building collapsed and that the workers couldn&#8217;t rush to safety.<\/p>\n<p>The contractor had already completed two floors and was putting the final touches on the third floor.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Efforts are underway to rescue workers trapped under a new three-storey building that collapsed in Nyamira County on Thursday, May 27. The building was set to house the county assembly&#8217;s headquarters. 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