{"id":25105,"date":"2016-05-05T01:23:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T01:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nairobi-building-collapse-miracle-baby-s-mother\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T01:23:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T01:23:23","slug":"nairobi-building-collapse-miracle-baby-s-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nairobi-building-collapse-miracle-baby-s-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Nairobi building collapse: Miracle baby’s mother dies in rubble"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The mother of the six-month-old baby who was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Nairobi is among 26 people who have been confirmed dead.}<\/p>\n

Rescuers say the body of the woman was found a few metres from where the baby girl was retrieved unhurt on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The presumed owners of the six-storey residence, which came down on Friday night, have been released on bail.<\/p>\n

At least 80 people are still missing – rescuers say they are still hopeful of finding people alive.<\/p>\n

The co-ordinator of the rescue efforts, Pius Masai, told reporters that the mother’s body was among those that had been retrieved from the debris and taken to a local morgue.<\/p>\n

Her baby, named Dealeryn, was found in the rubble at on Tuesday, in a bucket wrapped in a blanket.<\/p>\n

Dealeryn appeared dehydrated, but had no visible injuries.<\/p>\n

She has been reunited with her father, Ralson Saisi Wasike, who was at work when the accident happened.<\/p>\n

Mr Wasike, speaking at a shelter where he has been living since the building collapsed, said his daughter had been strong but he had feared for the worst when he was unable to find her.<\/p>\n

He said said his wife kept baby Dealeryn in a washtub when she was doing her household chores.<\/p>\n

{{Strong baby}}<\/p>\n

The fact that the baby was not seriously injured played a key role in her survival, said Dr Ian MacOnachie, an expert in emergency medicine and clinical standards at the UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.<\/p>\n

Dr MacOnachie told the BBC that, at this age, up to 90% of babies’ bodies was made up of water, acting as a “natural storage” in cases of dehydration.<\/p>\n

“She must have been fairly dried when she was found. But I’m not completely surprised,” he said.<\/p>\n

{{How long can survivors last under rubble?}}<\/p>\n

City authorities say they had earmarked the building for demolition after it was declared unfit for human habitation.<\/p>\n

Two brothers, believed to be the building’s owners, and three government officials were arrested and released on bail.<\/p>\n

Officials say the owners did not have permission to rent out the building’s 119 rooms. The owners have not yet commented.<\/p>\n

{{Miracle rescues}}<\/p>\n

2004 Iran earthquake – Woman in her 90s found alive and unscathed eight days after a huge earthquake destroyed the city of Bam<\/p>\n

2005 South Asian earthquake – Shameer Shah Jehan, aged five, rescued from collapsed school in Balakot, Pakistan, after three days. <\/p>\n

Extraordinarily, a 40-year-old woman was saved from what had been her kitchen in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, more than two months after the quake<\/p>\n

2010 Haiti earthquake – 24-year-old man pulled alive from the rubble of a ruined hotel in Port-au-Prince after 11 days. Another man was rescued a day later from under a shop<\/p>\n

May 2013 Bangladesh building collapse – Woman pulled from the ruins of a factory, 17 days after it collapsed<\/p>\n

2015 Nepal earthquake – 15-year-old boy pulled out five days after an earthquake devastated the capital Kathmandu and the surrounding area<\/p>\n

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