Kenya floods claim six lives

Six people have died as a result of floods that are ravaging in the country, the Kenya Red Cross has said.

The six were swept away by heavy current on River Seiya at Wamba, Samburu East in Rift Valley province on Friday afternoon.

"As of 7 a.m. today (Saturday) we have recovered five bodies, two males and three females," said Red Cross communications officer Ms Nelly Muluka.

She said the agency was looking for a five-year-old girl, who also drowned.

Ms Muluka said the five bodies were retrieved 15 kilometres from where they were swept away at Ngokoi.

The Red Cross with the help of the community conducted an overnight search and rescue mission, which yielded the five bodies.

In a separate incident, 22 households were left homeless at Kosyambuguo, Athi River after heavy wind that accompanied torrential rains blew the rooftops of their homes.

Ms Muluka said that the families also lost their crops in the floods.

She said the Red Cross was carrying an assessment of needs with a view of providing the affected with non-food items.