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Families marooned by floods as motorists spend hours on roads

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Cars swept by floods pile across the road in Kimalat. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

Hundreds of Kenyans are marooned in their homes as rivers burst banks due to the heavy rains pounding the country.

From the Coast to Nyanza, several families have been rendered homeless by devastating floods, forcing county governments and churches to move in to assist victims.

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