Just In: School Bus Swept Away by Raging Floods After Heavy Downpour (Photos)

A school bus belonging to (SDA) academy in Kabarnet, Baringo county was on Friday night swept away by heavy floods.

According to reports, the incident happened as the school bus was trying to cross the swollen Kakapul river in the Tiaty sub-county.

The bus which is currently stuck inside heavy mud in the river was reportedly ferrying passengers from Kabarnet town to the Koloa area before it got stuck in the mud midway. The bus was swept away by the raging floods hours later due to a heavy downpour upstream.

Fortunately, there was no one on board at the time of the incident as locals had already warned the passengers of the imminent danger.

From the photos shared from the scene, the bus is still covered inside the mud residue with a section of its window already broken.

The river has since become infamous in the area as many cars have been swept within the very section where the Barwessa - Kolowa road crosses.

This comes just a few years after a cop also lost his life after their vehicle was swept away by floods in Baringo county. Officer Moses Iyadi died after their Isuzu lorry was swept by floods as their car tried crossing swollen River Chemoe in Baringo South.

This was after attending a security meeting towards their camp at Chemoe, in a lorry with 10 other officers on board. Four officers were later rescued. five other officers were later found after they were swept away by the floods.

In December 2021, at least 20 people drowned and lost their lives when a bus carrying a group of religious faithful was swept away by floodwaters as the driver tried to cross a river in Kitui county.