Aerial footage from Elgeyo-Marakwet district shows massive landslides and flash floods spread over vast distances.
Published November 2, 2025
Heavy rains have triggered landslides in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, killing at least 21 people and destroying more than 1,000 homes, officials said.
Kenya’s Cabinet Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a statement on Saturday’s X Broadcast that at least 25 people with “serious injuries” were airlifted from Elgeyo-Marakwet County to Eldoret city for treatment, and at least 30 people were still missing.
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He said rescue efforts would resume on Sunday with help from the military and police.
“Preparations are underway to supply more food and non-food relief supplies to the victims. Military and police helicopters are on standby to transport supplies,” he added.
The landslide occurred overnight in a hilly area in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in Chesongochi in western Kenya. The region has been hit by heavy rains during the country’s short rainy season.
Local resident Stephen Kitney told Citizen Television that he and his children ran out of the house and ran in different directions after hearing the deafening noise.
The Kenya Red Cross shared aerial photos of the area showing massive landslides and flash floods spread over vast distances.
It said it was coordinating rescue efforts with the government, including air evacuation of the injured.
“Access to some of the affected areas remains extremely difficult due to flooding and road closures,” the agency said in a statement published on X.
Aerial photos show the extent of destruction at Chaesonggochi after heavy rain overnight caused landslides and flash floods.
Kenya Red Cross teams are working with national and county governments to coordinate rescue and relief operations, including air evacuation… pic.twitter.com/SrVmFYF5fr
— Kenya Red Cross Society (@KenyaRedCross) November 1, 2025
The hilly area of Chaesongochchi is prone to landslides, and separate incidents killed dozens of people in 2010 and 2012. In 2020, a shopping center was washed away by severe flooding.
