The downpours led to widespread flooding in Nairobi, Makueni, West Pokot and Machakos counties.
The death toll in Kenya’s floods has risen to 169. Xinhua reported this on Tuesday, April 30.
The death toll from the dam failure near Mai Mahiu in Nakuru County on April 29 has risen to 48.
“We have lost 169 people since the rains started. The government has also intensified search and rescue operations to locate the missing people,” said government spokesman Isaac Mwaura.
The Kenya Meteorological Department says heavy rains will continue across the country this week, with possible flooding and landslides in some areas.
The downpours led to widespread flooding in Nairobi, Makueni, West Pokot and Machakos counties. Heavy rain flooded major roads, disrupted businesses and forced schools to close.
Let’s remember that on April 25 it was reported that almost half of Kenya was swallowed by a flash flood, killing dozens of people.
On April 29, a dam broke near a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. 45 casualties were reported.
Source: korrespondent
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