Kenya: more than 20 drown as bus is swept away in flooded river

Vehicle travelling to wedding keels over and sinks in fast-flowing waters in Kitui County

More than 20 people drowned on Saturday when a bus travelling to a wedding in Kenya was swept away by fast-flowing waters as it tried to cross a flooded river.

Onlookers screamed as the yellow school bus hired to take a church choir and other revellers to the ceremony in Kitui County keeled over and sank as the driver tried to navigate the surging waters.