The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall, BBC reported.

Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night.

He said on X that more than 30 people were still unaccounted for after being reported missing by their families while 25 people with serious injuries had been airlifted to receive further medical attention, according to BBC.