Kenya Landslide Death Toll Hits 26, Search for Missing Continues
The government has confirmed that at least 26 people have died following a landslide in Elgeyo Marakwet after heavy rainfall.
Rescuers are still searching for 25 people who were missing following the disaster.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies were taken to Kapteren Airstrip for identification, while 26 injured survivors were airlifted to hospitals.
Multi-agency search and rescue efforts, involving the Kenya Defence Forces, National Police, Red Cross, and county officials, resumed after being briefly halted due to poor weather and blocked roads.
- Relief supplies, including rice, beans, blankets, mattresses, soap, and sanitary towels, have been airlifted to affected communities
- Some villages remain inaccessible due to mud, debris, and flash flooding
Authorities have urged residents near rivers and unstable hillsides to move to safer ground as saturated slopes increase the risk of further landslides.
Author's summary: Landslide in Kenya kills 26 people.
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