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Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya person led to nan deaths of astatine slightest 13 group and displaced immoderate 15,000 people, nan United Nations said, arsenic forecasters pass that much rains tin beryllium expected until June.
The U.N Office for nan Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing nan Kenya Red Cross Society, said Thursday that astir 20,000 group were affected, including an estimated 15,000 group displaced by dense rains and flash floods crossed nan state since nan commencement of nan bedewed play successful mid-March.
The East African state has seen thousands of group killed by flooding successful erstwhile rainy seasons, mostly successful nan reservoir regions and downstream of awesome rivers.
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The Kenya Red Cross Society told The Associated Press that 5 awesome roads were trim disconnected by floods, including Garissa Road successful bluish Kenya wherever a autobus carrying 51 passengers was swept distant connected Tuesday. All passengers were rescued.
Passengers of a autobus that was swept distant by floodwaters are rescued by boat, adjacent Garissa, bluish Kenya, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Police said immoderate of nan passengers managed to flight conscionable earlier nan autobus was submerged, while others climbed onto nan roof. The incident happened conscionable hours aft Kenya's roads agency announced nan closure of different conception of nan aforesaid roadworthy that was flooded aft nan Tana River swelled owed to continuing dense rains. (AP Photo)
Kenya’s disaster guidance agency issued a flood informing to residents of Lamu, Tana River and Garissa counties that are downstream of Tana River aft flooding breached dams upstream. Residents person been urged to move to higher grounds.
So far, 9 retired of 47 counties successful nan state person reported flooding incidents
Mudslides person been reported successful nan cardinal regions. On Tuesday 4 group were killed successful Narok county, successful nan occidental portion of nan country.
The Kenya Red Cross Society's caput general, Ahmed Idris, told Citizen TV that "lifesaving assistance" including shelter and cleanable drinking h2o was being offered to those displaced and are surviving successful camps to avert outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
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The rainy play is expected to scope its highest towards nan extremity of April and subside successful June, according to nan meteorology department.
