YEROBI May 05. 2024 (Saba) - The death toll from devastating floods in Kenya rose today, Sunday, to 228 people, while the country is still witnessing heavy rains.
According to Agence France-Presse, the Kenyan authorities in Nairobi said that the country is still witnessing heavy rains and the risk of more floods and landslides, warning that there is no prospect of the crisis abating anytime soon.
In western Kenya, the Nyando River overflowed in the early hours of Sunday morning, submerging a police station, a school, a hospital and a market in Ahero town in Kisumu County, according to police.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, but local police said water levels were still rising and the main bridge outside Kisumu on the highway to Nairobi was flooded.
There was complete chaos in many parts of East Africa following weeks of heavy monsoon rains, exacerbated by the El Niño climate phenomenon.
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According to Agence France-Presse, the Kenyan authorities in Nairobi said that the country is still witnessing heavy rains and the risk of more floods and landslides, warning that there is no prospect of the crisis abating anytime soon.
In western Kenya, the Nyando River overflowed in the early hours of Sunday morning, submerging a police station, a school, a hospital and a market in Ahero town in Kisumu County, according to police.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, but local police said water levels were still rising and the main bridge outside Kisumu on the highway to Nairobi was flooded.
There was complete chaos in many parts of East Africa following weeks of heavy monsoon rains, exacerbated by the El Niño climate phenomenon.
Z.E
resource : Saba