Tourists evacuated in helicopters in Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve

According to officials, more than 14 shelters were submerged the day before in Maasai Mara after the Talek River, which also runs within the park, overflowed its course.

For its part, the Kenyan Red Cross reported the successful evacuation of more than 90 people.

Eyewitnesses reported that many tourists and some service personnel were forced to climb trees to escape the waters.

Maasai Mara, in the south-west of the country, is a popular tourist destination.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Kenya is already approaching 180 people, including 15 children, since mid-March, due to torrential rains that caused widespread flooding, landslides and destruction of infrastructure.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres offered his condolences to the Kenyan Government and the families of the deceased, and offered additional assistance at this difficult time.

In addition to damage to roads and other roads, as well as the destruction of agricultural crops, the storm in Kenyan territory already leaves a balance of about 190,000 victims, according to authorities.

Among the areas most affected by the downpours are those in the center and west of the country, including Nairobi, the capital.

Meteorologists indicated that the torrential rains affecting West African countries such as Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are due to the incidence of the El Niño meteorological phenomenon.

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