It was the aftermath of a two-day rains that saw river Lagajira break its banks, and its waters tear down anything that stood on its path.
Over 300 families in Tana River County will be spending a third night in the cold, following flash floods that swept away their homes, following heavy rains pounding the area.
The families drawn from three villages in Saka, Bura Constituency, lost their homes alongside their livestock, with the downpour affecting business and Transport activities, after roads were rendered impassable.
Their plight is the aftermath of a two-day downpour in Metawardesa, Eldera na Lagajira villages in Bura Tana River County, rains that saw river Lagajira break its banks, and its waters tear down anything that stood on its path.
According to area Chief Mumina Harun, the raging waters have already left over 300 families without shelter, as they scampered for safer ground when the torrential floods hit.
“Mifugo pia zimepotea, kule juu pia mahali lagjira imetoka kuna pia wananchi ambao wako pale, mifugo zao zaidi ya mia tatu imeenda na maji,” said Mumina Harun.
The waters, that have subsided for now, compounding an already worsened situation, after they rendered the only access roads to the three villages impassable hampering transportation of basic commodities to the affected families.
