NAIROBI: Six people have drowned in Kenya in in a single day flooding and 11 others are lacking, local authorities stated Friday, the most recent of dozens of deaths caused by means of heavy seasonal rains in recent weeks.
"We are at the scene looking for bodies," Kajiado County police chief Kipkemboi Rop advised The Associated Press after the Kandisi River overflowed its banks on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi.
The UN humanitarian agency in a commentary on Thursday stated at least 80 people have been killed and 244,000 people displaced from their homes by means of the heavy rains since March, the vast majority of them in Tana River, Kilifi and Mandera counties.
Floods from the seasonal rains hit as the East African nation was recovering from a devastating drought remaining yr that affected part of its counties.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in a separate commentary estimated that 100 have been killed over the weeks of flooding, with 29 counties affected.
"Livestock has also been affected, and crops, because most people were growing crops for the rainy season," stated the organization's disaster control delegate, Marshal Mukuvare.
The support staff warned that the floods may cause or irritate outbreaks of diseases corresponding to malaria and cholera.
Despite the heavy rains, Nairobi citizens are experiencing a water scarcity. Many have taken to social media to question why water continues to be being rationed whilst dams fill. The government hasn't answered.
"We are at the scene looking for bodies," Kajiado County police chief Kipkemboi Rop advised The Associated Press after the Kandisi River overflowed its banks on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi.
The UN humanitarian agency in a commentary on Thursday stated at least 80 people have been killed and 244,000 people displaced from their homes by means of the heavy rains since March, the vast majority of them in Tana River, Kilifi and Mandera counties.
Floods from the seasonal rains hit as the East African nation was recovering from a devastating drought remaining yr that affected part of its counties.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in a separate commentary estimated that 100 have been killed over the weeks of flooding, with 29 counties affected.
"Livestock has also been affected, and crops, because most people were growing crops for the rainy season," stated the organization's disaster control delegate, Marshal Mukuvare.
The support staff warned that the floods may cause or irritate outbreaks of diseases corresponding to malaria and cholera.
Despite the heavy rains, Nairobi citizens are experiencing a water scarcity. Many have taken to social media to question why water continues to be being rationed whilst dams fill. The government hasn't answered.
6 dead in Kenya overnight flooding with 11 others missing
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