{"id":1296,"date":"2024-04-26T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:52:13","slug":"five-dead11-rescued-after-lorry-swept-by-floods-in-makueni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=1296","title":{"rendered":"Five Dead,11 Rescued after Lorry Swept by Floods in Makueni."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eleven people who were on a truck that was swept away at River Kwa Muswii in Sultan Hamud, Makueni County, have been rescued by the Kenya Red Cross team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the evening, the Red Cross managed to save four individuals, while seven more were evacuated to safety earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the catastrophe occurred on Friday afternoon, the 11 were among a group of people inside the truck.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Redcross-sultan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The victims were rushed to Sultan Hamud Sub-County Hospital where they were treated and discharged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five more deaths from the tragedy have been officially confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According  to the county goverment,five more people were missing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur emergency response team is reporting five people missing from among those involved in the Muatineni flood accident. 11 people have been rescued, treated at Sultan Hamud Sub-county Hospital and released in stable condition. 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