NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 19 – At least six people died and several others were injured after drowning in a well in Ruiru.
Police said the six, including a baby, were part of a group that had attended a wedding in Kihunguro area.
And on their way back home, they stopped by a friend’s residential home where they started dancing on a concrete slab that caved in.
Eleven are reported to have drowned when the slab caved in.
Police confirmed that six bodies were retrieved but a rescue operation was underway.
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