As the Kenya Red Cross undertakes rescue operations at Kinanie Bride along the Athi River on Mombasa Road, five individuals have been reported missing.
The Athi River burst its banks on Sunday morning, leaving 19 people stranded by the floods, according to a Red Cross statement.
fourteen persons were successfully rescued, while five were remained unaccounted for, according to the Emergency Response Team.
“After the Athi River broke its banks this morning, 19 people in Kinanie, Machakos County, were marooned. So far, we have managed to rescue 14 people—10 adults and 4 children—as efforts to rescue five others continue,” stated the Red Cross.
The five missing people are still being searched for by an emergency response team that works with the County Government and the Red Cross.
Drivers are encouraged to stay away from the area until the floods fade away, even in spite of the rescue operations.
As a result, there is currently traffic on Mombasa Road, and drivers are advised to expect delays of up to several hours.
Wavinya Ndeti, the governor of Machakos County, also issued an order for the evacuation of nearby people.
She said that she had worked with the local chiefs and school administrators to arrange for the locals to relocate to schools in order to accommodate individuals who had been affected by the flooding.
Additionally, Wavinya Ndeti advised those who had constructed near riparian zones to take down their structures and widen the waterways.
Wavinya issued a warning, saying, ““Those who have walls built along riparian lands are instructed to demolish them, otherwise we shall demolish them ourselves.”
Multiple places in the nation have been severely damaged by floods caused by the country’s excessive rainfall.
