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Woman, four children buried alive in Kakamega mud-slide

A woman has died and her four children buried alive after a mud slide in the border of Nandi andKakamega county on Saturday morning."The body of the woman was retrieved but the four children were still trapped", awitnesstold the Star.Residents said the five were asleep when the incident occurred at 1am due to theheavy downpour in the region.

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by HILTON OTENYO

News20 January 2019 - 09:17
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A file photo of a landslide.

A woman has died and her four children buried alive after a mud slide in the border of Nandi and

Kakamega county on Saturday morning.

"The body of the woman was retrieved but the four children were still trapped", a

witness

told the Star.

Residents said the five were asleep when the incident occurred at 1am due to the

heavy downpour in the region.

Rescue operations conducted by Kenya Red Cross and the police are ongoing.

More to follow.

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