Anxiety as tourists and locals are trapped in Lake Naivasha

Tourists wade through a section of Lake Naivasha that has been invaded by water hyacinth. Tens of local and international tourists including journalists covering the spread of the invasive weed were trapped for hours before being rescued. PHOTO: Antony Gitonga/STANDARD

NAIVASHA: The water hyacinth crisis in Lake Naivasha went a notch higher trapping tens of local and international tourists out on holiday around Naivasha.

A group journalists covering the spread of the weed were not spared either after they were also trapped in the lake for over four hours before they were rescued by fishermen.