Overview
- Heavy overnight rains triggered a landslide and flash floods in Elgeyo Marakwet in Kenya’s Rift Valley, destroying infrastructure and cutting road access.
- The county police told Reuters at least 13 people were killed, though other reports cited nine or ten, and an unknown number remain missing.
- Police said 19 people have been rescued, and the Kenya Red Cross reported airlifting 11 people with five more in evacuation.
- Interior Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said police and military helicopters are carrying medical personnel and Red Cross teams to the area.
- Access to worst-hit villages such as Chesongoch and Embobut/Embolot is blocked by washed-out roads and boulders, slowing searches.