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