Heavy rains, reaching up to 200mm a day, continued to batter Kenya, killing at least 188 people and displacing tens of thousands more.

According to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, the downpours and thunderstorms in 28 of the country's 47 counties have affected 196,290 people from 33,100 households.

Mai Mahiu, Kenya - Recent

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Heavy rains, reaching up to 200 mm a day, continued to batter Kenya, killing at least 188 people and displacing tens of thousands more.

According to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, the downpours and thunderstorms in 28 of the country's 47 counties have affected 196,290 people from 33,100 households.

The Interior Ministry said 151 Kenya Defense Forces officers were dispatched to Mai Mahiu, about 60 kilometers north of Nairobi, where flash floods killed more than 52 people on Sunday evening, with 51 people still unaccounted for following a mudslide tragedy there.

The national death toll could rise as more heavy rainfall is expected this week, with floods and landslides predicted in some areas.

Jane Wamboi, a 64-year-old mother of fifteen, has become one of the faces of the Mai Mahiu tragedy. Her voice, trembling yet resolute, cuts through the chaos of the ongoing rescue operations in central Kenya.

Her family was caught off-guard by the swift rise of the water in the middle of the night. As she stood amidst what remains of her once cozy home, the depth of her sorrow was clear.

"I never imagined something like this could happen to us. We've lost everything, my cows, my crops, they're all gone. Where shall I run to for help?" said Wamboi, a flood survivor.

Another survivor, Nahason Igeria, has spent the last two days searching for his cousin. She was swept away by the torrents of water while in her sleep, never to be seen again.

"We suspect she could be right in this spot where we are standing because all her belongings are right here," said Igeria, another flood survivor.

The Kenyan military is at the forefront of the ongoing search and recovery operations, undertaking a monumental task.

Meanwhile, the other rescue teams here also encounter numerous challenges as they strive to provide aid to the affected residents.

"We are doing the rescue with our bare hands, the machines that are there, before they get into here some of them, we hear that there is no fuel, it's a process, it's a process and very challenging," said Joseph Gitau, a rescue worker.

An operation to find missing people is continuing with more support expected to arrive in the affected areas.

Shotlist:
Mai Mahiu, Kenya - Recent:
1. Various of flood survivor standing in rubble of her home;
2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili, dubbed with English) Jane Wamboi, flood survivor:
"I never imagined something like this could happen to us. We've lost everything, my cows, my crops, they're all gone. Where shall I run to for help?"
3. Various of affected people;
4. SOUNDBITE (Swahili, dubbed with English) Nahason Igeria, flood survivor:
"We suspect she could be right in this spot where we are standing because all her belongings are right here."
5. Various of rescue operation in progress;
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Gitau, rescue worker (starting with shot 5):
"We are doing the rescue with our bare hands, the machines that are there, before they get into here some of them, we hear that there is no fuel, it's a process, it's a process and very challenging."
7. Aerial shot of flood-hit area;
8. Floodwater;
9. Rescue operation in progress;
10. Aerial shots of flood-hit area, floodwater.

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