Open graves haunt homeless Makueni residents as landslides sweep homes and crops - News Summed Up

Open graves haunt homeless Makueni residents as landslides sweep homes and crops


Florence Mutinda points to where her farm has been washed by continuing landslides in Kivingoni village, Kilungu, Makueni County [Courtesy]Perennial landslides in Kilungu, Makueni County, have left residents homeless, exposed graves and destroyed food crops. More than 20 families are staring at dark days ahead as the earth continues to drift further. Yesterday, when The Standard visited the village, locals were salvaging the little they could find before moving to higher grounds. Take a surveyMutunga Mutie is staring at the same fate; with four graves of his relatives almost being laid open. Last year two children died in the same village following landslides that also destroyed several homes.


Source: Standard Digital May 24, 2021 21:00 UTC



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