48 reported dead in Mai Mahiu flood tragedy as death toll keeps rising [Photos]

The Kenya Purple Cross has additional reported that 76 individuals are reported lacking at their tracing desk and 110 folks have thus far been rescued.

Roughly 250 individuals are being hosted at Ngeya Ladies Secondary College, the place they had been supplied with important objects, courtesy of the Nationwide and County Governments.

As well as, President William Ruto, who visited the Ngeya camp on Tuesday, gave orders to Public Service CS Moses Kuria for a Huduma Centre to be set as much as help in changing identification paperwork for affected residents.

He additionally assured residents that the federal government would care for medical payments, meals, resettling and different points round their displacement.

Footage paint a grim image, displaying homes, property and vegetation coated in mud following the flash floods.

Roads & Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen and Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika visited the world to go to the affected residents.

She stated that most of the rescued folks have been rushed to close by hospitals, & non-public services have accepted to deal with the survivors no matter their potential to pay for remedy.

The 2 authorities officers thanked the Kenya Purple Cross crew which was among the many first responders when the incident occurred.

In keeping with Kenya Purple Cross, 109 folks had been rescued and rushed to numerous hospitals inside Naivasha.

Inside CS Kithure Kindiki has ordered County Safety and Intelligence Committees (CSICs) throughout the Nation are directed to right away examine all private and non-private dams and water reservoirs of their jurisdictions inside 24 hours.

The CSICs ought to advocate circumstances the place residents ought to be compulsorily evacuated and short-term resettled.

CS Kindiki additionally directed the deployment of enforcement groups at city and rural highway spots liable to storm water flooding and with out bridges or the place the water has breached the bridge.

He stated the federal government is coordinating all its related businesses and companions to forestall additional lack of lives and property, and to assist all those that have been affected by the continuing torrential rains.

Emergency Contact: (Purple Cross Kenya)