Seven killed, over 57,000 displaced as floods rage on

Ongoing construction at Shibale bridge in Matungu subcounty. The bridge was washed away after River Nzoia broke its banks cutting off transport on Kakamega-Bungoma road. [Nathan Ochunge/Standard]

At least seven deaths have been reported in the last 48 hours linked to the ongoing heavy rains in Western region. Five of them are from Bungoma and the other two from Busia County.