Two more bodies have been discovered following the Mai Mahiu flood tragedy raising the death toll to 58.
A follow up report on the incident released by Mai Mahiu police station said the multiagency team managed to recover the bodies a male adult and one minor.
According to the report, total recovered remains of male adults now stand at 10.
It said 16 bodies of female adults have so far been recovered as well as 16 bodies of male minors.
It said the number of female minors recovered so far stands at 15.
Police said in the report that the multiagency team conducting the search and recovery exercise also recovered an unidentified skull in the debris.
The officers added that seven bodies are awaiting postmortem exercise.
On the morning of Monday, April 29, residents of Old Kijabe town and villages within Mai Mahiu were woken up by roaring sounds of raging waters.
Heavy nightlong rains caused water to accumulate in a blocked railway drainage upstream at Kinale before its walls gave way in the wee hours.
The Water Resources Management Authority (Warma) said contrary to popular belief, the water was not from a burst dam but had collected in the tunnel over time forming a catchment area.
With the onset of the heavy rains, the gulley burst, leading to the water to rush downstream, flattening homes and vegetation and leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.
“The damage is deep and devastating. It has also triggered a massive humanitarian crisis akin to what has been witnessed in other parts of our Nation as the enhanced rains leave trails of death, destruction and displacements. Nature's fury is immeasurable,” Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said.
The DP had visited the area to condoled with the bereaved families after intial reports indicated that 45 had died in the tragedy.
The search and rescue mission is still ongoing in the area amid the heavy rains.
