当局从肯尼亚内罗毕一栋倒塌建筑的废墟中又检出三具遗体，确认死亡人数升至五人。
Authorities have retrieved three more bodies from the debris of a collapsed building in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing the confirmed death toll to five.
伊夫琳·穆桑比 内罗毕，肯尼亚 —— 周四上午，当局从肯尼亚首都一栋倒塌建筑的废墟中检出三具遗体，距离这起致命坍塌事故已过去两周，确认死亡人数由此升至五人，警方表示搜救行动接近尾声。自10月23日建筑倒塌以来，仍有16人被认为下落不明。
EVELYNE MUSAMBI NAIROBI, Kenya — Three bodies were retrieved from the debris of a collapsed building in Kenya’s capital on Thursday morning, two weeks after the deadly collapse, bringing the confirmed death toll to five as police said recovery operations were nearing completion. Sixteen people are still believed to be missing since the building collapsed on Oct. 23.
这栋18层楼高的建筑位于内罗毕一条繁忙的商业街上，事发时上层楼仍在施工中，地面层和地下室已出租给多家商户，包括一家电子产品店、一家杂货店、一家纺织品店和一家肉铺。事故中有四人获救生还。
Four people were rescued alive from the 18-story building, which collapsed along a busy commercial street in Nairobi, while its upper floors were still under construction. The ground and basement floors had been rented out to businesses, including an electronics shop, a grocery store, a textile shop and a butchery.
内罗毕县郡长约翰逊·萨卡贾表示，该建筑未获施工批准，已建成楼层的出租行为同样属于违法。
Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja said the building had not been approved for construction and that the renting out of the completed floors was also illegal.
他指责建筑法规执行不力，以及对开发商公然无视建筑法律法规的处罚过轻。
He blamed weak enforcement of construction regulations and minimal penalties for developers’ blatant disregard for building laws in the capital.
开发商已接受调查人员询问，但目前尚未有人被捕。该建筑由两名合伙人以合资协议形式共同持有。
The developer has since been questioned by investigators, but no arrests have been made. The building was owned by two partners under a joint venture agreement.
据政府数据显示，过去五年间肯尼亚共发生98起建筑倒塌事故，造成104人死亡、80人受伤。
Kenya has recorded 98 building collapses over the past five years, resulting in 104 deaths and 80 injuries, according to government data.
肯尼亚目前正与联合国及俄罗斯政府共同主办“非洲加强搜救服务国际会议”。与会者正在探讨可在建筑倒塌中挽救生命的创新技术，旨在增强非洲各国的应急响应能力。
The country is currently co-hosting the International Conference on Strengthening Search and Rescue Services in Africa, alongside the United Nations and the Russian government. Participants are discussing innovations that could save lives during building collapses, with the aim of strengthening emergency response capacity across African countries.
内罗毕大楼倒塌三天后，政府与一家中国公司合作，在现场引入了热成像技术。该技术探测到两名被困在废墟下的人员。
Three days after the Nairobi building collapsed, the government partnered with a Chinese company that introduced thermal imaging technology at the site. The technology detected two people trapped beneath the rubble.