On Saturday morning, a devastating landslide struck the Rift Valley in western Kenya, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people due to heavy rainfall. According to reports from Reuters.
19 individuals were rescued, but an unknown number are still considered missing, stated police commander Peter Mulinge from Elgeyo-Marakwet County.
Kenya's Interior Minister, Kithure Kindiki, announced that military and police helicopters have been deployed to assist in rescue operations.
Over the past years, hundreds of people have died in Kenya due to landslides and floods, with scientists asserting that climate change is causing more intense and frequent extreme weather events in the country. In one of the worst incidents last year, 61 people lost their lives due to landslides and sudden floods in central Kenya.