Thousands seek help as floods cut off village in Tana River

Locals at Odole and Handaraku in Tana River County try to access their marooned homes following heavy rains around Tana Delta on Saturday.[Maarufu Mohamed, Standard].

Floods have cut off Kipini West in Tana River county, causing a humanitarian crisis for at least 64,000 people.

Reports yesterday indicated that more than 5,000 internally displaced people have no access to food and health services, as the only route to the area was destroyed, making humanitarian intervention difficult.