By NATION TEAMMore by this AuthorThe ongoing heavy rains, which Kenyans had waited for with bated breath, has left in its wake a trail of destruction in parts of the country . In Marsabit County, pastoralists are counting losses after more than 11,518 goats and sheep were killed by floods following heavy downpour on Monday night. Speaking to the Nation, Maikona chief Guyo Isako said herders had lost up to 5,000 goats and sheep which were swept away by floods. More than 19,000 people living by the lake are also on the verge of being displaced should the heavy rains persist in the next one month. A man walks past Amber apartments in Mombasa which were flooded following heavy rains, on May 3, 2017.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2017 21:56 UTC