Kenya evacuates tourists stuck in flooded wildlife sanctuary


NAROK, Kenya, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan officials said on Wednesday that they have begun the evacuation of tourists marooned by flooding in the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve in the southwestern county of Narok.

Patrick Ntutu, governor of Narok County, said two helicopters have been deployed to rescue tourists and workers in Maasai Mara.

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