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KENYA: Watu 6 akiwemo Mama na Mtoto wake wafariki baada ya nyumba waliyokiwemo kuangukiwa na ukuta wa uzio wa Hospitali ya Pandya.
Ajali hii imesababishwa na mvua kubwa inayoendelea kunyesha katika pwani ya Mombasa.
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Six people, including a mother and her children, were killed on Monday after the Pandya Hospital border wall collapsed on a house in Mbaraki, Mombasa.
This followed heavy rains in several parts of the county and the Coast region that paralysed transport on most routes.
Victim Kamanza Nguta, 60, had sold cassava to students of Mbaraki girls and Mbaraki primary schools for 20 years.
Mariam Chirindu, 30, and her four children also died in the house. The children were Francis Mwanduka, 4, Ishmael Mwanduka, 18 months, Amir Chea, 6, and Khamisi Kamau, 6. An unknown number were injured.
Mbogolo bridge on Mombasa-Malindi highway, which was washed away after heavy rains on May 8, 2017.
Riziki Dunda, Chirindu's in-law, said she saved one child when they responded to the 3pm incident.
"It was horrific. I had warned them not to play inside the house. There was a tremor prior to the fall. I only managed to save one," Dunda told The Star.
"I was in in my house when I saw the structure collapsing. We rushed to the scene after hearing neighbours' screams."
Francis Auma, an officer from Haki Africa, said police, firefighters and neighbours arrived on time but could not rescue any of the six.
"It is unfortunate that we lost six lives. We are calling upon the national and county government to help the victims of the tragedy," he said.
Mombasa county secretary Franic Thoya denied claims that the county disaster management team was ill-prepared.
"This has happened following heavy rains We did not anticipate it but will ensure it is well managed," he said.
Kenya Red Cross Society officials who took people injured, after a wall collapsed in Mombasa to hospital, May 8, 2017.
The land where the wall was built has been the subject of contention between Pandya Hospital and Mbaraki Girls High School.
National Lands Commission chairman Muhamad Swazuri said the hospital grabbed the land.
Mombasa county has warned of mudslides and floods in Changamwe and Jomvu constituencies.
Thoya urged residents of areas prone to mudslides to move to safe grounds.
He said they set up an emergency rescue team to assist victims.
Mbogolo bridge, on Mombasa-Malindi highway, was washed away as torrential rains pounded the North Coast.
No casualties were reported but motorists were forced to use alternative roads.
Vehicles heading to Mombasa from Malindi were diverted to Mazeras-Kaloleni-Mavueni bypass road
Source: The Star Kenya
Ajali hii imesababishwa na mvua kubwa inayoendelea kunyesha katika pwani ya Mombasa.
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Six people, including a mother and her children, were killed on Monday after the Pandya Hospital border wall collapsed on a house in Mbaraki, Mombasa.
This followed heavy rains in several parts of the county and the Coast region that paralysed transport on most routes.
Victim Kamanza Nguta, 60, had sold cassava to students of Mbaraki girls and Mbaraki primary schools for 20 years.
Mariam Chirindu, 30, and her four children also died in the house. The children were Francis Mwanduka, 4, Ishmael Mwanduka, 18 months, Amir Chea, 6, and Khamisi Kamau, 6. An unknown number were injured.
Mbogolo bridge on Mombasa-Malindi highway, which was washed away after heavy rains on May 8, 2017.
Riziki Dunda, Chirindu's in-law, said she saved one child when they responded to the 3pm incident.
"It was horrific. I had warned them not to play inside the house. There was a tremor prior to the fall. I only managed to save one," Dunda told The Star.
"I was in in my house when I saw the structure collapsing. We rushed to the scene after hearing neighbours' screams."
Francis Auma, an officer from Haki Africa, said police, firefighters and neighbours arrived on time but could not rescue any of the six.
"It is unfortunate that we lost six lives. We are calling upon the national and county government to help the victims of the tragedy," he said.
Mombasa county secretary Franic Thoya denied claims that the county disaster management team was ill-prepared.
"This has happened following heavy rains We did not anticipate it but will ensure it is well managed," he said.
Kenya Red Cross Society officials who took people injured, after a wall collapsed in Mombasa to hospital, May 8, 2017.
The land where the wall was built has been the subject of contention between Pandya Hospital and Mbaraki Girls High School.
National Lands Commission chairman Muhamad Swazuri said the hospital grabbed the land.
Mombasa county has warned of mudslides and floods in Changamwe and Jomvu constituencies.
Thoya urged residents of areas prone to mudslides to move to safe grounds.
He said they set up an emergency rescue team to assist victims.
Mbogolo bridge, on Mombasa-Malindi highway, was washed away as torrential rains pounded the North Coast.
No casualties were reported but motorists were forced to use alternative roads.
Vehicles heading to Mombasa from Malindi were diverted to Mazeras-Kaloleni-Mavueni bypass road
Source: The Star Kenya
