An Israeli rescue team pulled two more bodies from a collapsed building early today, bringing the death toll to 16 as police search for the owners of the building who reportedly rushed construction workers to put up new floors even before concrete on the lower level had set properly.

Emergency workers in Nairobi pulled four survivors from a collapsed building today as rescue teams from Israel, Britain and the US arrived in the Kenyan capital, but the death toll rose to 14 despite their efforts.