Kenya’s Rift Valley: Landslides leave 21 dead, 30 others missing

Heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, leaving at least 21 people dead and destroying over 1,000 homes, officials reported. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that at least 25 people with serious injuries had been airlifted from Elgeyo-Marakwet County to the city of Eldoret for treatment, while around 30 others remain missing. Daniel Quinlan reports.

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