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| Dealeryn Saisi Wasike - Saved by God's Hand |
A six-month-old girl has
been rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the
Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
BBC News report continues:
Later
the Kenyan Red Cross said the baby, Dealeryn Saisi Wasike, was reunited with
her father. She has no physical injuries.
The
six-storey residence came down in heavy rain, killing at least 23 people.
Dozens
of others are still thought to be buried under the rubble, but hopes of finding
more alive are fading.
The
building had been earmarked for demolition. Its owner was due to appear in
court on Tuesday charged with manslaughter.
The
Kenya Red Cross said the baby girl was found in the rubble at 04:00 local time
(01:00 GMT), in a bucket wrapped in a blanket.
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Dozens of people are still feared trapped under
the rubble EPA
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Samuel
Karanja Kamau was arrested on Monday. Officials say he did not have permission
to rent out the building's 119 rooms.
Mr
Kamau has not yet commented on the allegation.
About
135 people have been freed so far from the collapsed building, local media report.
Another 93 have been reported missing.
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| The girl was said to be dehydrated but with no visible injuries Image copyright: Bonny Odhiambo |
Dealeryn
appeared dehydrated, but had no visible injuries, it added. She was rushed to
hospital for treatment.
She
was originally reported to have been one-and-a-half years old.
Several
hours later, the Red Cross tweeted that
it had located the baby's father, Ralson Saisi Wasike, through its tracing
services.
He
was reunited with Dealeryn, whom he positively identified.
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| The baby's father says he is still searching for his wife |
The child's rescue is a badly needed
miracle as recovery efforts enter their fourth day.
More
bodies were retrieved overnight.
Mr
Wasike, speaking at a shelter where he has been living since the building collapsed,
said his daughter had been strong but he had feared for the worst when he was
unable to find her.
He
had visited hospitals and mortuaries to look for his child, and was overjoyed
when he heard she had been rescued.
But
Mr Wasike said he had still not found his wife.
Miracle rescues
§ 2004 Iran earthquake -
Woman in her 90s found alive and unscathed eight days after a huge earthquake
destroyed the city of Bam
§ 2005 South Asian
earthquake - Shameer Shah Jehan, aged five, rescued from
collapsed school in Balakot, Pakistan, after three days.
Extraordinarily, a 40-year-old woman was saved from what had been her kitchen
in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, more than two months after the quake
§ 2010 Haiti earthquake -
24-year-old man pulled alive from the rubble of a ruined hotel in
Port-au-Prince after 11 days. Another man was rescued
a day later from under a shop
§ May 2013 Bangladesh
building collapse - Woman pulled from the ruins
of a factory, 17 days after it collapsed
§ 2015 Nepal earthquake - 15-year-old boy pulled out five
days after an earthquake devastated the capital Kathmandu and the surrounding
area
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