HEAVY RAINS

Floods alert! Four people drown in Kitui

The car belonging to Prime Telcoms Limited had six occupants when the incident occurred.

In Summary

• The car belonging to Prime Telcoms Limited had six occupants when the incident occurred. 

• Matinyani sub-county police commander John Sawe within whose jurisdiction the incident occurred said that three bodies were pulled out of the wreckage by 8 am this morning.

Four people have drowned after their vehicle was swept away by floods in Kitui county.

The four, were riding on a double cabin pick up on Wednesday night before  Mutindi seasonal river burst and carried them forth.

The car belonging to Prime Telcoms Limited had six occupants when the incident occurred at around 11pm.

 

Two managed two swim to safety as the vehicle was dragged along, Matinyani sub-county police commander John Sawe said.

Sawe said three bodies were pulled out of the wreckage by 8 am on Thursday . One body is still missing.

Floods have continued to cause havoc in different parts of the country.

In Mombasa, floods has made it hard for pedestrians and motorists to freely walk in the Bamburi - Kiembeni road.

Pedestrians who were in a hurry to go to work were forced to pay Sh 200 to be carried to dry land.

KenHa in a statement on Thursday advised motorists to exercise caution while driving.

"Heavy goods vehicles plying the Likoni lunga road have been rerouted to the Lunga Kwale Kombani road following the damage of a culvert at Muhogo," KenHa said.

"The contractor is already on site remedying the damage."

 

Last week, a weekly weather forecast from the Kenya Meteorological Department  projected heavy rainfall across counties.

Some parts of the country with more than 70mm are expected to experience floods which might lead to road slippery as well as poor visibility.

 


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