Intense rains in Kenya's coastal region have prompted disruptions in the transportation of cargo from the Port of Mombasa to the inland container depot in Nairobi. The adverse weather conditions, associated with the El Nino phenomenon, have caused wash-aways and landslides along the 300-mile Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) connecting Mombasa and Nairobi. The closure of a section due to a landslide has impacted normal train operations, affecting cargo transfers and loading activities at the port. Kenya Railways, responsible for the SGR, attributes the disruptions to the challenging weather conditions. The SGR cargo freight service, initiated in 2018, has experienced a notable increase in cargo evacuation over the years, reaching over 6 million tons in the previous year.

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