Kenya's rail operator says floods, landslide disrupting its services from port city

FILE PHOTO: People wade through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Kisauni district of Mombasa, Kenya November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Flooding and landslides in Kenya's coastal region has resulted in delays in delivering cargo to and from the port city of Mombasa, the state-owned rail operator said on Saturday.

Heavy rains followed by flash floods have submerged towns across East Africa, rendering hundreds of thousands of people homeless.