A wall collapsed next to Big Klub at a market in Karatina on Tuesday evening.
Nyeri emergency teams helped rescue people trapped beneath rubble after a market wall collapsed next to Big Klub on Tuesday evening.
A Karatina wall collapse injured several people on Tuesday evening at a market in Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County. The wall stood next to Big Klub.
The injured went to hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, the county emergency department sent rescue teams to help people trapped beneath the rubble.
The collapse also affected traders operating nearby, with several businesses reportedly suffering damage and owners counting losses.
Karatina wall collapse follows Eastleigh building disaster
The incident comes weeks after an 18-storey building under construction collapsed in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area on October 23. That collapse, along 9th Street, trapped several people beneath concrete and debris.
The Eastleigh disaster prompted a 15-day rescue and recovery operation involving the Kenya Red Cross, Kenya Defence Forces and police. Other emergency teams also joined the effort.
Rescuers brought four people out alive and recovered eight bodies before authorities ended the operation on November 6. Nairobi North County Commissioner Simon Osumba announced the decision after teams reached the basement. However, three people initially reported missing remained unaccounted for when the search ended.
The Eastleigh building housed shops and rental units on its lower floors while construction continued above. Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the development lacked the required construction approval. He also said occupation of the completed floors was illegal.
