The Meteorological Department has cautioned people in lowlands and mining sites that they are at risk. Kwale county meteorological director Dominic Mbindyo asked residents to be on the lookout for mudslides and overflowing rivers. "Most stones and sand mining sites collapse during rain causing great disasters," Mbindyo said. Mbindyo advised residents mostly living in Matuga and Lunga Lunga to evacuate to higher land. He said children below the age of 18 are usually employed to assemble stones and sand in mining sites.

Source: The Star May 12, 2020 18:56 UTC