Kenya’s rail operator halts cargo services to Mombasa port after floods

Flooding and landslides in
Kenya’s coastal region have halted rail cargo services to and
from the port city of Mombasa, the state-owned rail operator
said on Saturday.
Heavy rains linked to the El Nino phenomenon, followed by
flash floods, have submerged towns across East Africa, leaving
hundreds of thousands of people homeless.
In Kenya, the death toll from the floods stands at at least
46, and is expected to rise.
Floods and a landslide on the railway line between the
capital Nairobi and Mombasa have forced Kenya Railways to close
all cargo services, it said in a statement.
The railway also moves cargo to other countries in the
region, including Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan.
Kenya Railways said limited passenger services would
continue.