A landslide which occurred in Kimende Escarpment in Kiambu County, north of the capital Nairobi, Kenya has swept away at least five people, according
to residents and the Red Cross.
Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi who today visited the site as rescue operations ramped up said the search for the missing people is being coordinated by the Kiambu County Emergency Response Team in collaboration with Kenya Red Cross Society.
“Together with the County Disaster Response Team, we have visited the area to assess the situation and assist affected residents as the operation to find the missing continues,” stated Governor Wamatangi.”
Wamatangi further called on residents living in areas identified as dangerous and prone to landslides to move to safer places.
The recent surge of heavy rainfall across the country has been attributed as the primary cause of escalating incidents of landslides in the country.
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