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Kenya Landslide Death Toll Rises to 26 as Flooding Halts Searches

Flooded roads have forced a pivot to airlifts for rescue operations and relief deliveries.

Overview

  • Officials reported 25 people still missing after four more bodies were recovered in the Chesongoch area of Elgeyo Marakwet.
  • Military aircraft have been deployed to reach isolated communities, with helicopters evacuating dozens of seriously injured survivors to hospitals in Eldoret.
  • Roads have been washed out and access routes blocked, leaving the disaster zone cut off as fresh flooding repeatedly interrupts search efforts.
  • More than 1,000 homes were destroyed, and the Kenya Red Cross says reaching some locations remains extremely difficult due to high water and debris.
  • The government pledged to cover medical bills, begin resettling families who lost homes, and continue aerial deliveries including exam materials for students in stranded schools.