Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at the least 70 individuals since mid-March, a authorities spokesperson stated Friday, twice as many as had been reported earlier this week.
The East African nation has seen weeks of heavy rains and extreme flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, in addition to within the nation’s western and central areas.
Kenya’s authorities spokesperson Isaac Mwaura on Friday refuted claims that tons of of individuals have died within the ongoing flooding and stated the official tally now stands at 70.
5 our bodies had been retrieved Friday from a river in Makueni county, east of the nation, after a lorry they had been touring in was swept off a submerged bridge, native station Citizen TV reported. One other 11 had been rescued.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua stated Friday at a information briefing that the federal government had put aside 4 billion Kenya shillings ($29 million) for emergency reduction efforts, however didn’t present additional particulars.
Greater than 130,000 individuals are at present affected with 1000’s of homes washed away and others flooded. Some 64 public colleges within the capital had been flooded and needed to shut down. Roads and bridges have been broken or destroyed.
The Kenya Meteorological Division on Friday issued a heavy rainfall advisory for the weekend and urged residents to be vigilant.
Different East African nations have reported flooding with 155 individuals reported to have died in neighboring Tanzania and greater than 200,000 individuals affected in Burundi.
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First Revealed: Apr 27 2024 | 11:46 PM IST