Locals desperate as rains hamper rescue efforts in 3 villages hit by landslidesFloods have hampered rescue and recovery mission in the three villages hit by landslides in Pokot South Constituency, West Pokot County.A group of locals and few government officials on the ground watched helplessly as the body of a woman they had retrieved was snatched from their hands by ranging floods. A team led by West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo and County Commissioner Apollo Okello were stranded for hours at Sepit, 10km from Nyarkulian where many people have been affected. He also appealed to the national government to intervene and boost rescue and recovery efforts. SEE ALSO :Man, 28, jailed for 17 years for defiling own son“At about 2.30 this morning, heavy down pour affecting parts of West Pokot County and subsequent landslides were reported, causing death and destruction in the area,” he said. West Pokot county meteorology director Wilson Lonyangole had earlier warned that parts of the county were at risk of landslides.

Source: Standard Digital November 23, 2019 21:00 UTC