The Kenya Defence Forces is in an ongoing search and rescue operation in Garashi, Magarini Constituency, Kilifi County following floods that have rendered hundreds of people homeless.
KDF aircrafts conveyed relief food in an urgent response to the growing needs of the affected residents.
On Saturday, KDF continued with rescue operations in line with its mandate of assisting and cooperating with other authorities in situations of emergency and disaster.
The Kenya Air Force's Rapid Deployment Squadron rescued 175 locals in Garashi, on Friday following overnight heavy rains which led to River Sabaki bursting its banks.
The Kenya Air Force as one of the three services of the Kenya Defence Forces is mandated to assist and cooperate with other authorities in situations of emergency and disaster.
In a communication on Friday morning, Kenya Air Force said it would continue to fulfill this role.
On Thursday, Governor Amason Kingi and the Kenya Red Cross Society evacuated 65 people who had been marooned by water in Mbogolo/Gama.
The rains have continued to pound in Kilifi, rendering families homeless and destroying crops.
Magarini and Malindi Sub-counties are hard hit by the floods since over 3,000 people are still stranded and require urgent assistance to safer grounds.