Daring bus with 60 people swept by floods in Mandera

A bus was today morning swept by floods as it tried to cross a seasonal river at Gadudia in Mandera County.

The bus, which was headed to Nairobi, got stuck in the mud before being swept by floods together with its passengers, the Daily Nation reports.

“Several people have been carried away but the rest are on top of the bus after coming out through the windows,” said Mendera County Commissioner Alex ole Nkoyo. “The water level is coming down and we have formed a human wall to help rescue those on the bus and those who might have drowned.”

Mendera Red Cross coordinator Ahmed Mohamed said 30 people had been rescued while efforts to recue the other passengers were ongoing. He said the bus had 60 passengers, according to the passenger manifest.

The incident occured 35 kilometres from Mandera Town. The bus was said to be the only one from Mandera that was headed to Nairobi Wednesday as other bus companies kept off the roads due to heavy rains.