Kimende Mudslide: Woman Weeps After Learning Brother Was Buried By Landslide

• Veronica Wambui shed tears as she explained how their family learnt that their elder brother, Peter, had been buried by a landslide
• According to the woman from Kimende in Kiambu county, they were feeling very sad and desperate and just wanted to see him alive
• Unfortunately, it rained as the rescue efforts were underway, and they had to be stopped to resume the following day

A family in Kimende, Kiambu county, is desperately looking for their dear brother, Peter, who was buried in a landslide that affected their area on May 5, 2024.

Passersby die in Kimende landslide

The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident, saying it had sent its rescue team because it feared several people were trapped.

A local told TUKO.co.ke that several people, including passersby, died following the landslide.

He added that the landslide occurred a few minutes past 9.00 pm.

Peter is the firstborn

According to Peter's sister, Veronica Wambui, they had been hopeful that they would find him alive from 8 pm until very late.

"We were so hopeful that we would find him alive. It has now rained, and the rescue mission has been suspended. We are hoping we will see him tomorrow because we feel so desperate and we just want to see him," Veronica told Paxons TV on YouTube.

"We have felt so bad because the rescue mission has been disrupted yet we have been waiting to see him all day. We don't know what to do because we can't wait while there is a risk of another landslide to happen," added the lady who was flanked by two other sisters.

The three decided to go home and wait for rescue efforts to continue the following day

10 people trapped in rubble

In another story, a building that had been earmarked for demolition collapsed on Tuesday, May 14, in the afternoon, leaving 10 people trapped.

Rescue operations to save individuals, including children who were trapped, were taking place as relatives waited anxiously.

The building's collapse followed a similar recent incident that trapped an unknown number of people in Mathare Area 2.

Proofreading by Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke