EVELYNE MUSAMBI NAIROBI, Kenya — 在首都内罗毕一栋楼倒塌超过24小时后，警方周六称已从废墟中救出1人。
EVELYNE MUSAMBI NAIROBI, Kenya — One person was rescued from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the capital, Nairobi, more than 24 hours after its floors pancaked, police said Saturday.
该建筑位于东莱地区一条繁忙的商业街上，常有成千上万的商贩和居民聚集。警方称该楼正在建设中，楼层超过10层。
The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents. Police said more than 10 stories were under construction.
内政部长基普楚姆巴·穆尔科门周五表示，已有7人被报告失踪，救援队已与部分被困人员取得联系。该男子于周六获救并被送往医院。
Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said Friday that seven people had been reported missing and rescue teams had made contact with some of those trapped in the rubble. The man was rescued Saturday and taken to a hospital.
政府发言人查尔斯·欧文表示，建筑的登记所有者已去世，其家属和另一方负责处理后事。
Government spokesman Charles Owino said the registered owner of the building was deceased, and his family and another party were in charge.
肯尼亚红十字会灾害官员文森特·奥钦说，该组织已记录31名失踪人员，但仍在核实报告。部分工人可能在建筑倒塌前已离开现场。救援人员使用嗅探犬和热感传感器寻找被困人员。
Vincent Ochieng, a disaster officer with the Kenya Red Cross, said the organization had recorded 31 missing persons but was still verifying the reports. Some workers may have left the site before the building collapsed, he said. Rescuers used sniffer dogs and thermal sensors to locate people trapped in the rubble.
倒塌建筑附近的商户仍保持关闭，业主们在统计损失的同时指责地方政府未能执行建筑法规。
Businesses in buildings near the collapsed structure remained closed as business owners counted their losses and blamed the local government for failing to enforce building regulations.