PHOTOS: KDF joins rescue efforts after building collapses at Kirigiti in Kiambu

Rescue crews at Kirigiti, Kiambu, where the building collapsed. [Dan Njenga, Standard]

A five-storey building has collapsed at Kirigiti area in Kiambu County, killing three people, and wounding half a dozen others.

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), alongside county emergency crews and volunteers - including the Red Cross, are leading a rescue mission following fears that more could be trapped.

Damaged car topped with a layer of rubble and dust following the building's collapse. [Dan Njenga, Standard]

The building was under construction.

Below are some photos of the rescue operation.

Excavator, left, moving rubble during the search and rescue operation. [Dan Njenga, Standard]
The site where the building collapsed. [Dan Njenga, Standard]
A man sifting through the rubble at the site where the building collapsed. [Dan Njenga, Standard]
Building collapse site. [Dan Njenga, Standard]
Boulders being moved away from the collapse site. [Dan Njenga, Standard]
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