Kenya classroom collapse kills seven children, injures 64肯尼亚教室坍塌，造成7名儿童死亡，64人受伤Seven children were killed and 64 injured when a classroom collapsed as students were starting their morning lessons at a school in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Monday, officials said.

肯尼亚官员表示，周一，肯尼亚首都内罗毕一所学校的学生在开始上早课时，一间教室倒塌，造成7名儿童死亡，64人受伤。

Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and slabs of concrete at the Precious Talent school, and carrying white body bags to an ambulance.

电视台播放的画面显示，救援人员在这所珍贵的才子学校筛选金属薄板和混凝土板，并将白色的尸袋抬上救护车。

"We have regrettably lost seven lives to this morning's incident that occurred around 8am, as the learners of Class Five to Eight were starting their morning lessons," Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha said at the scene of the accident.

教育内阁大臣乔治·马戈哈在事故现场说：很遗憾，今天上午8点左右发生的这起事故造成7人死亡，当时5至8班的学生正在上早班。

”In Kenya's school system, classes five to eight usually covers children aged from 10 to 14 years.

在肯尼亚的学校中，一般有5至8个班，接收10至14岁的学龄儿童。

He added that 64 children had been taken to hospital for treatment, with two of them having serious injuries.

他补充道，64名儿童已被送往医院接受治疗，其中两人受重伤。

The first floor of the building collapsed, trapping the children below, local lawmaker John Kiarie told NTV Kenya earlier.

当地立法者约翰基亚里(john kiarie)早些时候对ntv肯尼亚电视台(ntv kenya)说，大楼的第一层倒塌，孩子们被困在下面。

Magoha said more than 600 children from the school underwent check-ups at a nearby health center, and also ordered the school closed for four days for safety checks.

马戈哈表示，该校600多名学生在附近的一个健康中心接受了检查，并下令学校停课四天进行安全检查。

The cause was not immediately known, but authorities have previously warned 30,000 to 40,000 buildings erected without approval in Nairobi are at risk of collapse.

事故原因目前还不清楚，但当局此前曾警告说，内罗毕未经批准建造的3万至4万座建筑有倒塌的危险。

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