There are no fewer than forty-two dead caused by the collapse of one dam in Kenyain an area north of the capital Nairobi. The country has been at the mercy of the for weeks bad weatherwith heavy rains causing sudden and devastating floods, which to date have killed at least a hundred people and created thousands of displaced people.
The collapse of the dam north of Nairobi
At least 42 people were killed after a dam collapsed in southern Kenya, north of the capital Nairobi. The water swept away houses and vehicles, overwhelming everything as he passes.
Nakuru county governor Susan Kihika told AFP, as reported byHandlewhich “forty-two is a conservative estimate. There are still many people buried in the mudwe are working for their recovery.”
A person in the middle of water and mud in Kenya, where bad weather caused a dam to break north of Nairobi, causing dozens of deaths
Bad weather and heavy rain caused a dam in Old Kijabe to burst its banks at around 2am on Sunday 28 April. The water, in addition to having hit several villages, has flooded the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, sweeping away dozens of vehicles.
Dozens dead, thousands displaced
Following the dam breach, the “Kenya Police, county emergency team, Kenya Red Cross and community members” they rushed to lend a hand where possible. The local Red Cross said that “several people were taken to a health facility in Mai Mahiu”, while the search for the missing continues.
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The fury of the water also caused the detachment and fall of enormous rocks, which invaded the lanes of the highway, putting at risk the lives of Kenyans traveling west who were stuck in traffic jams caused by heavy rains.
The bad weather that is lashing large areas of Kenya has killed at least a hundred people to dateand forced thousands of residents to abandon their homes since the end of March, which was clarified by the government spokesperson, Isaac Maigua Mwaura.
Bad weather in Kenya
“We are trying to manage the situation. It’s difficult, but we are trying our best especially to reach those who have been dragged away, because Let’s hope some are still alive“said Governor Kihika.
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Kenya has already been at the mercy of bad weather since March, which has worsened in the last week, causing several floods: “Kenya is facing a worsening flood crisis due to the combined effects of El Niño and the ongoing long rains from March to May 2024,” said IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) Secretary General and CEO Jagan Chapagain.
“Since November 2023, El Niño has caused devastating floods and river overflows, causing more than one hundred deaths and widespread damage” Chapagain then concluded, underlining that approximately 132 thousand people were affected by the floods that affected most of the country.
Photo source: ANSA
