This archive report was first published on 2 September 2019.
On September 1, 2019, a devastating flash flood swept through Hell's Gate National Park in Naivasha, claiming the lives of six tourists.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) launched a rescue operation for the remaining missing person, following the incident.
According to KWS, the number of fatalities rose to six after two bodies were recovered overnight and two others in the morning.
On the same day, KWS announced that an unknown number of tourists were feared dead after drowning in the flash floods, while others survived.
‘It is with deep sorrow that we announce a tragedy in Hell’s Gate National Park in which an unknown number of tourists are feared to have drowned in flash floods while others survived,’ tweeted @Min_TourismKE, coordinating the government search and rescue operation.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time such an accident has occurred at Hell’s Gate. In 2012, seven church members were killed in flash floods, and eight others were rescued by park guides.
