[PHOTOS] Floods wreak havoc as rescue missions continue

Some areas including Buna, Griftu, Eldas and parts of Mombasa were affected.

In Summary
  • Red Cross personnel came to the rescue of residents to help save animals and their belongings from being swept by the floods.
  • The Kenya Red Cross said heavy rains experienced in Mandera have displaced 5,000 families.
by PERPETUA ETYANG
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06 November 2023 - 16:36
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
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Kenyans from across the country braved the heavy rainfall which has resulted in floods.

Some areas including Buna, Griftu, Eldas and parts of Mombasa were affected.

Red Cross personnel came to the rescue of residents to help save animals and their belongings from being swept by the floods.

Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Image: HANDOUT

The Kenya Red Cross said heavy rains experienced in Mandera have displaced 5,000 families.

Mandera North and Mandera East remain the most affected following the heavy rains that led to river Dauwa bursting its banks and flooding all nearby homesteads.

Mandera County Kenya Red Cross Society coordinator Mustafa Adan said the numbers are likely to rise as the rains continue to pound the area.

Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Image: CHARLES MGHENYI
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Image: HANDOUT
A red Cross personnel helps to rescue animals as floods wreak havoc in Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties on November 6, 2023.
A red Cross personnel helps to rescue animals as floods wreak havoc in Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties on November 6, 2023.
Image: HANDOUT
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Red Cross rescue residents from floods as Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties get affected on November 6, 2023.
Image: HANDOUT
Residents stranded as floods wreak havoc in Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties on November 6, 2023.
Residents stranded as floods wreak havoc in Buna, Griftu and Eldas sub counties on November 6, 2023.
Image: HANDOUT
Red Cross workers wade in water to save residents from floods in
Red Cross workers wade in water to save residents from floods in
Image: HANDOUT
Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Image: CHARLES MGHENYI
Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Motorists navigate through flooded section of the Links Road in Nyali Mombasa on November 3, 2023 following the heavy rains that pounded the region.
Image: CHARLES MGHENYI

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