The death toll from the Enziu River tragedy has now reached 33 as the mangled wreckage has been retrieved from the river bed.

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Coordinated efforts of the multi-agency team formed by the Kenya Defence Forces, National Youth Service, National Police Service, Kitui County Government and civilians pulled out the wreckage from the river bed on Sunday afternoon.

Residents thronged the river banks to witness and offer help whenever deeded during the recovery operations.

Divers kept scouring the area for the bodies and as the day went by, they recovered more bodies and, by Sunday evening; the numbers registered were 33.

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Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu said on Sunday that recovery efforts will continue on Monday to ensure the recovery of all bodies.

“Recovery efforts continue tomorrow to ensure no bodies are left behind trapped at the river bed,” Ngilu said.

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Details have emerged through the accounts of survivors of the ill-fated bus that the passengers forced the driver to cross the river as they had waited for the water to subside for long and they were getting late for the wedding.