Four Die, 20 Missing As Mudslides Hit Pokot

4 bodies have been recovered and atleast 20 people said to have gone missing following yet another case of raging floods and mudslides in pokot on Saturday.

Efforts are currently ongoing in the area to recover and retrieve all the missing persons.

Several homes are also said to have been washed away with local residents and leaders said to be currently involved in frantic efforts to find the missing persons, most of whom are said to be young boys who had just been involved in the annual traditional circumcision practice.

The ongoing rains have been wrecking havok across the country with 10 people killed in similar circumstances in Elgeyo Marakwet o Saturday and tens of families displaced in parts of South Nyanza after River Nyando broke its banks.

Residents of Kapsokom, Kabore in Kaptarakwa and Kocholwa villages have been forced to move higher up to temporary shelters that have been set up by the Kenya Redcross.

The Meteorological department says the rains will continue into the new year and urged those living in flood and mudslide prone areas to move to higher grounds.

Sunday 30 December 2012

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