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Scores feared trapped as building collapses in Kapsabet

Rescue operations ongoing at Kapsabet town where a 4 storey building under construction collapsed trapping workers on site

Tens of people are feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Kapsabet town, Nandi County, yesterday.

Unconfirmed reports indicated that scores of people, mostly casual laborers, could have been buried under the debris, even as rescue workers and residents struggled to pull out survivors using their bare hands.

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