Kenya: Landslides Alert As Heavy Rains Pound Mt Elgon Area

THE Mt Elgon district disaster management committee is on high alert amid fears of possible landslides as heavy rains continue to pound the area. At least four houses have been flattened by falling rocks in the steep terrain since the rains started.

Cheptais DC Omar Salat told the Star yesterday that close to 3,000 people, who are leaving on the slopes of the mountain have been advised to vacate the most vulnerable areas. "We are calling upon those living on slopes of the mountain to move with immediate effect," he said Salat said meetings to sensitise area residents on landslides have been held to curb loss of life and property, adding that departments are on high alert to deal with any emergency.

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