Twenty-one patients are recuperating after surviving the flash flood tragedy that swept through four villages in Maai Mahiu in Nakuru County, killing 48 people.
Among the survivors are10men, nine women, and two children, who owe their narrow escape to the swift action of responders and the medics from Naivasha Sub-CountyHospitalwhoarrived on time and attended to them.
Twodoctors,who refrained from joining the ongoing nationwidedoctors'strike,played a significant role in saving the lives of tens of victims of the flood tragedy.
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Dr Warui said the two doctors workedtogether with theclinical officers and nursesat the hospitalto attend to the patients where 15 were treated and discharged. Twenty-three were admitted, including10men, nine women, and four children, with one admitted to the intensive care unit in critical condition.
Unfortunately, one patient succumbed on Monday night after suffering head injuries while in ICU.
The hospital had two physicians who reported for duty to attend to the patients, who started arriving at 5am. They worked alongside the clinical officers and nurses who were at the hospital to attend to the patients,said Dr Warui.
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The physicians referred two other patients to Nakuru Level Five Hospital and the Kijabe Hospital.
The death of the patient brings the death toll to 48 from 46 afterone more body was retrievedfrom the scene on Tuesday.
The hospital boss noted thatthe 23 patients admitted to the wards were stabilizedandare currently recuperating.
Someof thepatients who spoke to confirmed being attended to by the doctors.
Mr Siman Mwangi recounted being caught unawares by the flood, which swept him, his family members, and their house in Sagre village nearly a kilometer away.
I never saw my wife, children, or other relatives. I was hitting rocks, tree branches, and edges of the iron sheet roofs that hadbeen swept away. Luckily, I held on to a wire mesh fence from where I started calling for help,said Mr Mwangi.
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He was rescued by other villagers before an ambulance from the Naivasha Sub-county hospital arrived and rushed him to the hospital, where he received treatment.
While at the hospital, he learned thathis family members had also been rescuedand were recuperating well, including hisexpectantwife.
I thank God for saving my life and that of my family members. I know many people lost their lives in the tragedy and cannot believe that all my family members came out alive,said Mr. Mwangi.
John Kinuthia said he was taken in immediately after being saved from the waters and given treatment.
The watersstormed into the house while he was heading to the door to find out where the roaring sound was coming from.
Before I could open the door, the waters had already swept into the house, and a boulder knocked me on the chest against the wall. My children, who were still sleeping, were swept out of the house together with my wife,said Mr Kinuthia.
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He was fortunate ashis trousers got stuck on something, giving him a chance to scream for help.Villagers came to his rescue and bundled him onto the awaiting ambulance, rushing him to the Naivasha Sub-county Hospital, where he received urgent treatment.
His mother, brother, and sister, who lived in the same compound, werealsorescued and rushed to the hospital.
