XCMG Excavator and Crane Help Free Two in Nairobi Collapse
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Xuzhou – October 27, 2026 -- XCMG Group deployed an excavator and a 25-tonne crane to Nairobi's Eastleigh neighborhood after an 18-story building under construction collapsed on Oct. 23, helping local teams rescue two people, according to an Oct. 25 Xinhua News Agency report.
Rubble volume forced rescuers to seek heavy lifting equipment
The building came down on the afternoon of Oct. 23, with ground-floor shops open and construction workers on site. The Kenya Defence Forces, the Red Cross and police launched search and rescue operations. Thick layers of collapsed concrete slabs and a large volume of rubble created an urgent need for heavy lifting and demolition equipment.