Four days later, the body of a cop who was swept away by floods is yet to be found after frequent rains that rocked Nairobi earlier this week.
The cop, Constable David Chesire of Kamukunji Police Station is said to have drowned after rescuing a family of three women and a child from their business stalls that had been trapped due to floods.
However, upon successfully rescuing the family, the officer went back to close the stalls when a slab that was holding the building caved in and floods swept away the officer.
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Reports indicate that the officers AK47 riffle that was loaded with 30 bullets is also still missing as efforts to locate the body of the officer are yet to bear fruits.
Rescue team have demolished the entire establishment with excavators trying to figure out where the body might be stuck. However, 11 bodies have been recovered during the search in different parts of the city.
According to officials, the toll is expected to rise as more families have reported their friends and kin are missing following the flooding that was reported
Nairobi Regional Police Commander Adamson Bungei said they had mobilized several emergency service providers to respond to various places and help in attending to those affected and recover bodies of those missing.
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According to the missing police officer’s family that has been camping on site since the incident, Chesire was the only son in the family and are working with officials to ensure the body of their kin is found for a decent burial.
However, official believe that Chesire stepped on an open manhole and was swept downstream with sewerage and his body might be stuck in one of the passages which will take more time to locate.