A middle-aged man has died after being washed away by flood waters while attempting to cross a river in Kisumu East Sub-county.

According to witnesses at the scene, attempts to save him were futile as River Mayenya was swollen. The deceased was identified as Rooney Obura by Nyamasaria police officers, who went to the scene to remove the body.

PHOTO | COURTESY residents walking in flood waters

The body was taken to the  Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital JOOTRH, awaiting a post-mortem.

PHOTO | COURTESY police car

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Over 120 people have been killed, and property worth millions destroyed across the country due to the ongoing heavy rains and flooding.

More than 89,000 households have also been relocated and are housed in over 112 camps, according to top interior ministry official Raymond Omollo.