14 killed in slum wall collapse in Kenya

The death toll from a wall collapse in a Nairobi slum rose to 14, including three babies, after emergency workers dug through rubble and found more bodies, Kenyan police said today.

The wall toppled over on Friday evening, apparently after heavy rain loosened the foundations, tipping rubble on to a maze of makeshift homes in the Mukuru slum, said Julius Muthuri, police chief for the area.