Man saved from flooding water, beaten by rescuer for being reckless

A man saved from drowning in a flooded River was given a resounding beating by his rescuer who felt he was being reckless.

In a video, the hapless Zimbabwean man appears almost swept away by the floods, but luckily a man runs in and pulls him to safety.

No sooner is he pulled out than he gets a pounding on his body as soon as they get to safe ground. Onlookers recording the incident urge the rescuer to stop disciplining the man after repeated slaps.

There have been several warnings issues for people not to cross swollen rivers. Kenyans have bemoaned the lack of support amid record flooding. A 54-year-old died after attempting to cross a stream in Nyahururu on April 29.

Eye-witnesses said, after two hours of heavy downpour, many people who live in Maina village had been stranded on one side of the stream from Nyahururu town because Gathaara stream had burst its banks when James Njora Kahiga arrived and defied their pleas not to cross the stream.

Nyahururu Police retrieved the body after it was found trapped along the stream that is one of the feeders of Thomson Falls.

In Garissa County, three bodies were retrieved from a flooded area within Kona Punda along Garissa-Madogo Road, where a boat carrying 41 passengers capsized on Sunday evening.

The tragic incident happened around 6.30 pm, making it hard for the rescue team from the Kenya Red Cross, Garissa, and Tana River counties to operate as it was getting dark. They, however, managed to rescue 22 people.

Kenyan Internal Security Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki 2 days ago cautioned against such risky behavior.

In a statement on Monday, April 29, 2024, Kindiki lamented that there were increased reports of continued risky behaviour by motorists and pedestrians leading to loss of lives.

“The Government is deeply concerned by the loss of life and destruction of public and private property resulting from the ongoing floods.

“Are reports of continued risky behavior by motorists and pedestrians and casual treatment by members of the public of weather forecasts and voluntary evacuation advisories,” Kindiki stated.