Americans were among those who were saved, authorities said.
LONDON — Authorities in Kenya have rescued dozens of tourists and hotel staff who were left stranded in Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara Game Reserve after heavy rains caused the Telek River to burst its banks.
Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve — one of Africa’s greatest wildlife reserves — has been left inundated in water, several luxury safari hotels left submerged following devastating floods.
Kenya’s Red Cross said over 90 people have been evacuated to safety thus far following search and rescue operations in over 14 tourist camps in the reserve, most affected camps now closed.
Through collaborations with Narok’s County and National Government, Mara Elephant Project, and community members, 36 people have been rescued by air and 25 through an aqua rescue team, Kenya Red Cross said. Americans were among those rescued, officials said.