Families in Ingirir Location in Wajir County have been displaced by flash floods following heavy rains that pounded the area.
Residents were forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge elsewhere within the region as their homes were rendered uninhabitable after floods swept their homes away and other belongings.
Area Chief Abdikadir Omar Dayib said the families who most of them are herders lost their livestock during the incident.
Dayib said the residents lost 110 goats, 21 cows and four donkeys as the families were forced to relocate to safety.
The area chief urged the government, Red Cross and donor agencies to move with speed in providing food and non-food items saying the worst affected by the floods are children, elderly and women.
“About 500 residents have been affected by the floods. Most of them spent the night in the cold after their houses were destroyed,” he said.
“I urge the county government, the national government and the Kenya Red Cross to come to our aid and help us with food and other assistance since we cannot access the nearest town where we purchase our food,” he added.
Dayib added that the road to the nearest town of Buna is impassable.