RESCUERS Were Searching On Tuesday For At Least 91 People Missing In Heavy Flooding Across Kenya, The Interior Ministry Said.
At Least 46 People Were
Killed On Monday Morning In A Mudslide And Flash Floods In Maai Mahiu Town In
Central Kenya, The Ministry Said In A Situation Report, An Increase Of One On
The Previous Death Toll.
At Least 169 Kenyans Have
Died As A Result Of The Floods Currently Ravaging The Country Since The
Beginning Of The Deluge, Which Has Stranded And At Times Flattened Several
Buildings Across The Country Over The Past Two Weeks.
So Far, Four Counties - Nairobi,
Tana River, West Pokot And Homa Bay - Have Been Affected By The Floods.
Garissa And Homa Bay Counties
Have Reported Four Deaths Each. A Total Of 102 People Have Been Injured In
All Affected Regions Of The Country.
Nakuru County Police
Commander Samuel Ndanyi Said Last Night That Search And Rescue Operations Were Continuing
In Kamuchiri And Jerusalem Villages In Maai Mahiu As More People Could Still Be
Trapped In The Mud Following Flash Floods That Swept Away Huge Chunks Of Land,
Vehicles, Homes And Property Late Sunday Night Into Monday Morning.
A Reporting Desk Has Been
Set Up At The Scene Of The Tragedy In Maai Mahiu With Representatives From The
National Government, Nakuru County And The Kenya Red Cross.
To Date, 30,099
Households Have Been Displaced In The Country, Affecting Approximately 150,495
People. In Sindo, Homa Bay County, A Total Of 161 Households Have Been
Displaced.
In Total, The Government
Estimates That 190,942 People Have Been Affected By The Natural Disasters
Hitting The Country.
"We Are Actively
Carrying Out Search, Rescue And Recovery Operations Especially In Nakuru Due To
The Recent Mudslides And Have Rescued 23 People In Garissa," The Ministry
Said.
At Kianduma In Kijabe, Kiambu
County, The Kenya Railways Corporation Was Forced To Close The Railway Line On Monday
Morning After It Was Damaged By A Mudslide.
According To The Kenya
Meteorological Department, Kenyans Should Expect More Rainfall In The Coming
Weeks.
The Flooding Is Not Just
A Kenyan Affair, With Neighbouring Uganda, Tanzania And Burundi Also
Experiencing Flooding That Has Led To The Temporary Closure Of Highways And
Railways.
Kenyans Have Been Urged
To Remain Vigilant And Comply With Safety Measures Issued By Local Authorities.