Police helicopters were deployed to offer aerial surveillance during the operations conducted areas mostly along River Athi.
The operations were instigated following an alarm raised by the trapped residents of Gracelands Apartments within Athi River town.
An official from the emergency response unit carries a man out of the flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.
Police in collaboration with disaster teams continued with the rescue mission Wednesday morning in various parts Machakos marooned by floods.
Machakos County Commissioner Josephine Ouko and Governor Wavinya Ndeti led the operations.
The teams are continuing to evacuate tens of residents trapped in various apartments and areas in Mavoko division within Athi River Subcounty.
Police helicopters were deployed to offer aerial surveillance during the operation conducted areas mostly along River Athi.
The operations were instigated following an alarm raised by the trapped residents of Gracelands Apartments within Athi River town.
A flooded estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Personnel from the emergency response unit evacuate people from a flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Personnel from the emergency response unit evacuate people from a flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Security officers and personnel from the emergency response unit evacuate people from a flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Personnel from the emergency response unit evacuate residents from a flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Vehicles marooned in an estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Personnel from the emergency response unit evacuates people from a flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.An official from the emergency response unit carries a man out of the marooned residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.A security guard carries a child out of a residential estate affected by the floods in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Emergency response unit at the flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Emergency response unit at the flooded residential estate in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti carries a baby out of the residential estate affected by the floods in Athi River, Machakos on April 24, 2024.
