Devastating effects of the mudslide in Elgeyo Marakwet along a road/MATTHEWS NDANYIAt least ten people have been confirmed dead following devastating mudslides in Elgeyo Marakwet County after days of heavy rainfall.
The mudslides swept through several villages, destroying homes, displacing families, and cutting off key access roads.
Heavy rainfall has been pounding the region, causing the mudslides last night.
Severe effects of the mudslides that has wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands across Elgeyo Marakwet/MATTHEWS NDANYI
Mudslides devastate homes in Elgeyo Marakwet county/MATTHEWS NDANYI
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands in Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYIInterior CS Kipchumba Murkomen ordered the deployment of helicopters to assist in the ongoing rescue operations.
Rescue teams are still combing villages in the Chesongoch area, where landslides were reported early today.
Area police boss Zablon Okoyo said that, so far, the bodies of about ten people have been recovered, while others remain unaccounted for.
Speaking via phone, Okoyo explained that heavy rains throughout the night caused parts of the upper region to collapse at around 2 a.m., sending mud sweeping through several home
He added that patients at Chesongoch Mission Hospital were evacuated after the facility was flooded and relocated to safer areas.
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands in Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYI
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc on homes and farmlands across Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYIThe mudslides mostly affected the Korou Sub-Location in where at least two people were confirmed dead in Kakibigen and Morror areas.
Mudslides, also known as mudflows or landslides, are rapid movements of water-saturated soil, rocks, and debris down a slope.
They usually occur on steep hillsides or mountainous areas and can cause significant damage to homes, roads, and infrastructure.
Mudslides happen when the soil becomes unstable and cannot support its own weight.
This can be triggered by heavy or prolonged rainfall that saturates the soil.
They are most likely to occur during or after heavy rains, during periods of rapid snowmelt when soil becomes saturated quickly, or following natural disasters that destabilise the ground.
In essence, mudslides happen when steep, loose, or wet soil loses stability and moves downhill.
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands in Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYI 
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands in Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYI 
Severe effects of the mudslides that have wreaked havoc along homes and farmlands in Elgeyo Marakwet/ MATTHEWS NDANYI 
