Kenya Flooding: Authorities call off search operations after days of efforts

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Donations have been coming in for survivors of last week's dam tragedy in Kenya. Close to 50 people have been confirmed dead in Nakuru County, north-west of Nairobi. Officials called off rescue operations over the weekend, saying all those who were missing have been accounted for. But for one young mother, the search ended only today. CGTN's Peninah Karibe has her story.

We first met Rebecca Kemer last Thursday - hours after the flood that swept away her home and hundreds of others here.

She'd already identified the body of her mother. But her four-year-old boy James was missing. She's been searching for him since then.

REBECCA KEMER SURVIVOR "I could not rest. How could I when I still hadn't found my son."

For most of the morning on Monday, she looked through various places littered with debris, hoping for a sign, anything, to show where her little boy might be. And then, word from police that another body had been found. We followed the police vehicle to the Nakuru county mortuary. And for almost five hours, Rebecca and her sister waited.

REBECCA KEMER SURVIVOR "I felt in my spirit it was my son they had found. I just felt a sense of calm come over me."

Finally, the search for James was over.

PENINAH KARIBE NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA "For the families gathered in this mortuary, identifying their loved ones is just one part of a long process. There's still a lot of confusion on whether or not the government will assist them with the funeral arrangements."

REBECCA KEMER SURVIVOR "I don't know what's next. I'm waiting to hear what the government will say."

But, for tonight at least, Rebecca Kemer has found what she's been looking for. PK, CGTN, NAKURU, KENYA.