Nine people, including three children, have died after they were swept away by floods, following heavy rainfall that has continued to displace hundreds of families across the country.
The three children died yesterday after being swept by floods in Olwalo village, Kisumu County. The floods also displaced at least 300 families.
Veronicah Awuor, 5, Molline Atieno, 3 and two-year-old Salphine had gone to visit their grandmother, who lives across River Olwalo when the rains started pouring.
It is reported that they were drowned on their way back as the river had overflown.
They were then searched everywhere up to midnight and went to sleep after giving up. On Sunday morning, the elder one was found and the other two later in the day.
In Baringo’s Ilchamus ward, four people were confirmed dead and more than 4,000 others displaced.According to residents, the four were swept by the raging floods while they were asleep on Friday night.
The most affected areas are Loropil, Salabani, Ilng’arua, Sintaan and Ng’ambo locations where residents have been left homeless.