Death toll from Mathare River floods rises to 13 as three more bodies recovered

The death toll from the Mathare River floods in Nairobi County has risen to 13 after three more were recovered on Thursday morning.

Starahe police boss Fred Abuga said a joint search operation led by the Nairobi County Government and the Kenya Red Cross is still ongoing.

Ten bodies were on Wednesday retrieved from the river following heavy rains witnessed in Nairobi on Tuesday evening.

Various parts of Nairobi experienced heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, resulting in flash floods in areas such as Mukuru, Mathare, Huruma, Ruaraka, Baba Dogo, Bosnia, Umoja 3, Choka, Njiru, Ruai, Utawala, Githurai, Kahawa, Eastern Bypass, Kinoo, Kijabe, Limuru, Ruiru, Graceland, Joska, Kaswito, Kicheko, Mangili, Kenyatta Road, Juja, Kitengela, and Magadi.