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Kenya: Rescue operations for 14 missing persons suspended in Migori flooding incident

A state of desperation has engulfed Sori area, Migori County as the missing 14 bodies of floods victims who were swept away ina minibus on Saturday remain missing still missing. County Deputy Commissioner James Mabeya says the operation has been suspended for three days for the bodies to come afloat.

The wreckage from the ill-fated bus. The rescue operations have been suspended for three days in the hope that the bodies will come afloat. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Five bodies were recovered on Saturday after the minibus they were travelling in was swept away when River Kuja in Migori County burst its banks following heavy rains.

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