‎One person has been rescued from the collapsed building along Yusuf Haji Avenue in Eastleigh, Nairobi, and rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital as search and rescue operations continue at the site.

‎The Kenya Red Cross Society confirmed the rescue, describing it as a breakthrough in the operation that has brought together emergency response teams and multi-agency partners.

‎The rescue offers a glimmer of hope amid the ongoing efforts to establish whether anyone remains trapped beneath the debris following the building collapse.

‎“Our teams and partners are not stopping,” Kenya Red Cross said, assuring the public that the search would continue as responders work to locate anyone who may have been inside or near the building when it came down.

‎The humanitarian agency said 66 of the 67 construction workers who were on site at the time of the incident had been traced and accounted for.

‎However, the operation remains active as emergency teams seek to establish the whereabouts of anyone else who may have been caught up in the collapse.

‎The rescue teams are working alongside other agencies at the scene, with the search focusing on locating possible survivors and accounting for everyone who could have been affected.

‎The latest update provides some relief to families and colleagues of the workers who have been anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones since the incident.

‎The Red Cross has urged anyone looking for a missing relative or friend to visit the tracing desk established at the scene to help responders establish their whereabouts.

‎Those unable to reach the site can contact the agency through its toll-free number, 1199, for assistance.

‎The agency said its teams remained on the ground with multi-agency partners, coordinating the search and rescue operation as efforts to account for all those potentially affected continued.

‎Building collapses pose significant challenges for emergency responders, particularly where people may be trapped beneath heavy concrete slabs and other debris.

‎Rescuers must carefully search the affected structure while assessing the surrounding site to minimise the risk of further collapse and ensure the safety of personnel and any survivors.

‎The number of construction workers accounted for provides an important reference point for the ongoing operation, although the search remains open to the possibility that other people may have been in or around the building.

‎The Red Cross has not indicated that the operation has been concluded, maintaining that its teams will continue working with partners until the search is completed.

‎For families still seeking information, the tracing desk and toll-free hotline remain the designated channels for reporting missing relatives and obtaining assistance.

‎As the operation continues along Yusuf Haji Avenue, responders are racing against time to determine whether more people remain trapped and bring the search to a safe conclusion.