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Emergency Airlift as Flooding Hits National Reserve in Kenya

TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.

By Rachel Salami

1 min read 29 views Updated Oct 13, 2026
TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.

REPORT REVEALED THAT MOST TOURISTS IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA WERE EVACUATED BEFORE THE DOWNPOUR WHILE AT LEAST 42 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, MOST OF THE DEATHS OCCURED IN THE CAPITAL, NAIROBI.

THE POLICE CHIEF IN NAIROBI, GEORGE SEDA SAID SOME OF THE VICTIMS REPORTEDLY DIED BY DROWNING WHILE OTHERS WERE ELECTROCUTED.

MEANWHILE, PREVIOUS RAIN SEASONS HAVE SEEN FLOODING, LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES THAT HAVE LEFT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEAD AND SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS DISPLACED.

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TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY. TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.REPORT REVEALED THAT MOST TOURISTS IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA WERE EVACUATED BEFORE...

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  • TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.
  • TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.REPORT REVEALED THAT MOST TOURISTS IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA WERE EVACUATED BEFORE THE DOWNPOUR WHILE AT LEAST 42 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, MOST OF THE DEATHS OCCURED IN THE CAPITAL, NAIROBI.THE POLICE CHIEF IN NAIROBI, GEORGE SEDA SAID SOME OF THE VICTIMS REPORTEDLY DIED BY DROWNING WHILE OTHERS WERE ELECTROCUTED.MEANWHILE, PREVIOUS RAIN SEASONS HAVE SEEN FLOODING, LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES THAT HAVE LEFT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEAD AND SEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS DISPLACED.
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TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY. TOURISTS AND STAFF HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AIRLIFTED FROM A NATIONAL RESERVE IN KENYA FOLLOWING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY.REPORT REVEALED THAT MOST TOURISTS IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE IN SOUTHWESTERN KENYA WERE EVACUATED BEFORE...

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March 9, 2026

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