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Panic as deep cracks emerge in Kerio Valley escarpment

An earth crack that emerged in a section of the sloppy Kerio escarpment. [Stephen Rutto/Standard]

Panic has gripped residents along the slopes of Kerio escarpment in Elgeyo Marakwet County as deep cracks that have recently triggered landslides emerge amid heavy rains.

The fissures have already caused an exodus of several families in Emsoo area on the shaky escarpment where it triggered landslides on Friday and Saturday last week.

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