We have no home, say survivors of West Pokot landslideDisplaced people at their makeshift camp at Nyarkulian Primary School in West Pokot. West Pokot County reported that 52 people died, but the State maintains that 43 people perished. According to West Pokot director of meteorological services Wilson Lonyangole, temperatures in Nyarkulian where the evacuation camp is located fall to as low as four degrees celsius. SEE ALSO :Tullow meets West Pokot residents over Turkwel waterCaroline Petro, another survivor, says returning to her house rekindles memories of the night tragedy occasioned by Mother Nature. West Pokot County Commissioner Apollo Okello, however, said all three camps of Nyarkulian, Paroo and Parua primary schools will be closed before Christmas.

Source: Standard Digital December 08, 2019 23:03 UTC