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River Nzoia bursts bank, leaves 60 families homeless

A Red Cross volunteer and a journalist assess the damage caused by floods at Angola B village in Shibale, Mumias West, on April 27, 2020. [Benjamin Sakwa]

At least 60 families have been displaced after River Nzoia burst its banks following heavy downpour in the western region.

The families from Shibale, Mumias West Sub-county, are now camping in temporary shelters at Shibale Primary School after the Sunday night rains.

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