Flooding leads to roads being inaccessible. Government forced to airlift relief supplies to affected families. [Photo/floodlist.com]
Deputy Governor Solomon Gubo has said air transport is the only way of getting supplies to residents following heavy rains in Marsabit County.
Mr. Gubo said heavy downpour in the county has led to some parts being inaccessible by the rescue team who are now forced to airlift supplies to affected families.
He further noted that the heavy rains, which have caused flooding, have led to the further deterioration of roads adding that a rescue team was using a plane to take relief food to the affected families as the area could not be accessed by road.
He said the team had been camping at Kalacha waiting for the floodwaters to subside.
“Trying to walk through the water to Olom can take hours since even the Chalbi Desert is flooded at the moment. We are only making trips by air to see to it that they get relief food every day,” said Gubo.
He added that the bodies of an elderly couple that went missing on Sunday after the flooding had been recovered by the rescue team.
“They are still mourning the death of their neighbours, whom they buried,” he added.
The county government has given 260 bags of rice, 430 bales of maize flour, 70 bags of sugar, cooking oil, maize, beans, wheat flour, milk, salt and soap, among other items.
They have also given 360 mattresses and 510 blankets to affected regions, which include Marsabit Central, especially the central business district.