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<\/figure>\n\n\nResidents say the truck was carrying more than 30 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Almost 20 people were swept away by floods into the river, 11 people were saved. This morning we were able to pull out the lorry,” said resident Mark Mutunga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya has seen weeks of rain and severe flooding, including in the capital, Nairobi, and in the country’s western and central regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Meteorological department has warned to brace for \u201ceven heavier rainfall\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The above-average rains have caused widespread destruction affecting over 100 thousand people, destroying crops, and damaging infrastructure, schools, homes, and small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rains have also made transportation services in the country to be hard especially in Nairobi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More than 70 people have died in since mid-March as heavy rain and flooding have continued across the country. In eastern Makueni County, eight bodies were retrieved on Saturday from a river after the truck they were traveling in was swept off a submerged bridge. “We\u2019re just waiting for the water to subside so that…<\/p>\n