On April 29 a tragic incident occurred in western Kenya a dam collapsed as the Old Kijabe located in the Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region, that is prone to flash floods collapsed and water spilled downstream, police said
Atleast 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major roads, vehicles were entangled in the debris on one of Kenya's busiest highways and paramedics treated the injured the waters submerged large areas
The Red Cross said 109 people were hospitalized while 49 others were reported missing
Ongoing rains in Kenya have caused flooding that has already killed nearly 100 people and caused the opening of schools to be postponed.
Have rains have been pounding the country since mid-March and the Meterology department has warned of more rainfall
The Eatern African region is experiencing flooding due to the heavy rains, and 155 people hace reportedly died in Tanzania while more than 200,000 are affected in neighbouring Burundi
More than 200,00 people across Kenya have been affected by the floods.
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