Helicopter rescue as flooded rivers damage bridges and disrupt camps in Maasai Mara

Transport paralysed at Marich, Lodwar to Kitale highway due to heavy rainfall. [Rashid Lorogoi, Standard]

Panic and disruption have been reported in parts of the Maasai Mara National Reserve after rising floodwaters caused by heavy rains led rivers in the area to burst their banks, flooding sections of the reserve, sweeping away key bridges and leaving camp staff stranded.