Boat transport in Garissa, Tana River halted as 15 still missing from Kona Punda tragedy
Grief,
sorrow and a sense of emptiness struck the families who lost their kin on
Sunday evening on a boat that capsized in the Kona Punda area in Tana River
County.
Bags and
personal effects were retrieved, revealing the identities of those still
missing.
Four bodies
have so far been retrieved from the raging waters as the search for more bodies
continues.
Ibrahim Mohamed
Bathi's family is grieving but also counting their blessings. Ibrahim is among the four confirmed dead
after his family identified his body.
He was on
the boat with his four children who are lucky to be alive.
A report at
the Madogo police station shows 23 people were rescued from the incident while
15 are missing.
Leaders
from Tana River and Garissa now say greed caused the disaster.
“One
particular person is to be blamed; he was not licensed, and he brought some two
boats from Lamu, without any regard for their safety, overloading people. It is
very unfortunate, no life jackets, no trained personnel,” said Garissa Governor
Nadhif Jama.
Following
the incident movement has been restricted to essential personnel only.
The hope of
finding the missing persons alive is slowly fading more than 24 hours later, but
their families are keeping hope alive.
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