HEAVY RAINS CLAIM 3 LIVES AT COAST, HOMES SUBMERGED
Mombasa Water offices in Changamwe, Mombasa, flooded after heave rains pounded the area on May 9, 2017. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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A man and his four-year-old daughter died in Maporomokoni, Mikindani, following a landslide on Monday night.
Kisauni police boss Christopher Rotich said the body of an unidentified man was found at Vescon Estate in Bamburi on Tuesday morning.
87 pupils at Swabur Children’s Home in Mwandoni, Kisauni, were rescued and taken to another orphanage after their home was marooned.
More than 100 Bombolulu residents are counting their losses after their houses were marooned.
Three more people died on Tuesday after heavy rains pounded Coast region, destroying houses and infrastructure.
The deaths occurred as President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho condoled the families of six people who died when a perimeter wall fell on a house in Kizingo.
A man and his four-year-old daughter died in Maporomokoni, Mikindani, following a landslide on Monday night.
“A woman was rescued from the house and taken to Mikindani Health Centre. She is currently at the intensive care unit,” said Changamwe police boss Peter Omanwa.
Kisauni police boss Christopher Rotich said the body of an unidentified man was found at Vescon Estate in Bamburi on Tuesday morning. “It was taken to Coast General Hospital Mortuary,” said Mr Rotich.
CHILDREN RESCUED
On Tuesday, 87 pupils at Swabur Children’s Home in Mwandoni, Kisauni, were rescued and taken to another orphanage after their home was marooned.
Foodstuff, including more than 20 bags of rice, beans, maize and wheat flour, as well as clothes and two fridges, were destroyed.
“We were sleeping when the rains pounded the region, only to find our home marooned in the morning. We thought we were in a river. The children, who are between four and 16 years old, were crying for help,” said home proprietor Zahara Mwalimu.
Aisha Emoni (left) ponders on her next course of action after her house was flooded by rain water in Bombolulu estate in Mombasa on May 9, 2017. She says she lost property worth Sh1.2 million. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
More than 100 Bombolulu residents are counting their losses after their houses were marooned.
Marere Bridge in Marere on Lunga-Lunga Road, Kwale, was destroyed by the rains on Tuesday, disrupting transport.
HIGHWAY SUBMERGED
Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) said Ramisi and Perani bridges on the Lunga-Lunga Highway were also submerged by floods.
“Kanana Culvert and the two bridges are covered by floods following heavy downpour in Shimba Hills. High tide from the Indian Ocean is making it difficult for water to drain from Kwale and its environs,” KeNHA said.
The authority asked motorists to use alternative routes, including the Lunga Lunga-Kinango-Mariakani-Mombasa road or the Lunga Lunga-Mrima-Mwabungo-Ukunda-Kwale road.
Motorists could also use the Ukunda-Kwale road. “A team of engineers from KeNHA are on the ground monitoring the situation. We will install a bailey bridge at Marere once the water subsides,” added the statement.
VEHICLES DIVERTED
Heavy commercial vehicles plying Mombasa-Kilifi road were diverted on Tuesday after Mbogolo Bridge was partly damaged.
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