Kenya’s Rift Valley: Landslides leave 21 dead, 30 others missing
Africa • Nov 2, 2025, 9:51 AM
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Heavy rainfall has caused landslides in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, leaving at least 21 people dead and destroying over 1,000 homes, officials reported. In a statement posted on X on Saturday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that at least 25 people with serious injuries had been airlifted from Elgeyo-Marakwet County to the city of Eldoret for treatment, while around 30 others remain missing. Daniel Quinlan reports.
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