The death toll from a landslide in western Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to 26, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, following heavy rains on Saturday.
Twenty-five people were still missing and 26 others had been rescued after devastating floods in Elgeyo-Marakwet County, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said in a statement. Most of the rescued people were receiving treatment.
The government has deployed military planes and disaster response specialists to conduct a search and rescue operation, Mwaura added.
Kenya landslide death toll rises to 26
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