East Africa floods: Trapped Kenyan fisherman rescued

A Kenyan fisherman has been airlifted from an island where he was marooned since Friday because of heavy flooding.

Vincent Musila had gone fishing at a river near Thika town in central Kenya when it burst its banks.

Crowds watched helplessly for three days as they waited for emergency services to rescue him.

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