Mourners in central Kenya carry casket on shoulders after heavy rains render road impassable

Mourners in central Kenya carry casket on shoulders after heavy rains render road impassable

Residents of Kamaginga in Meru County were yesterday forced to carry a casket on their shoulders and walk for over one kilometre to a burial site following heavy rains that rendered the Nchoroiboro-Kijana-Njuruta Road muddy and impassable. The planned funeral was delayed due to muddy roads, preventing vehicles, including the...

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Kenya’s exams agency lays plans to airlift the tests to parts of Marakwet hit by landslides that cut off 15 schools, killed 26 people

Kenya’s exams agency lays plans to airlift the tests to parts of Marakwet hit by landslides that cut off 15 schools, killed 26 people

The cabinet secretary appealed to local leaders, humanitarian agencies and well-wishers to support ongoing rescue and relief efforts as rains continue to pound the region.

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Sudan: Landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains

Sudan: Landslide kills more than 1,000 people in single village Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains

Hundreds of people die every year in seasonal rains that run from July to October. Last year’s heavy rainfall caused the collapse of a dam in the eastern Red Sea Province, killing at least 30 people, according to the UN.

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