Travellers trapped overnight after Wajir bus was swept by floods

This is after a bus they were travelling in was swept by flood waters at Tula area on Garissa- Mwingi road, at 2.00 am on Tuesday.

At press time, the bus was still trapped, where efforts from a local rescue team has not bore fruit. 

The incident follows a notice from the Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA), informing the public of closure of Nairobi - Garissa (A3) Road due to flooding at Mororo area between Madogo and Tana River Bridge.

KENHA said the flooding was as a result of rising water from Tana River. 

“The increased water has prompted an advisory that the Seven Folks Dams are rapidly filling to near full capacity. The flooding at Mororo has compromised one lane of the road. This poses high safety risk to the road users,” KENHA stated, adding that the road will remain closed until the waters subside.