Rescuers are searching for many people missing amid devastating flooding across Kenya.
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said on Tuesday that a search operation had been launched following the bursting of a dam in Mai Mahiu in the centre of the country the previous day. Hundreds of people are reported to have died as heavy rains have lashed East Africa in recent weeks.
At least 46 people were reported killed on Monday morning after the bursting of the dam led to mudslides and flash floods in Mai Mahiu, the ministry said in a situation report. Survivors described an onslaught of water that carried away houses, cars and railway tracks.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Tana River County.
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This is terrible; the international community should also lend hands in saving lives & helping people here too.
May the Lord assuage this & other disasters, in Jesus’ name.
That preview thumbnail should be changed.! May the families have peace, this troubling times.
Why?
Forgotten Africa! All the attention and money goes on the wars. Poor people! No help from CORRUPTED governments and the rest of the world.
No one owes them anything. Time to get their act together!
They should blame this weather on the west and then beg for aid
We aint begging for aid fyi we are DEMANDING for aid from our own government that we pay taxes to
Do you think kenya is like other countries who beg for help my brother am sorry
Al Jazeera only concerned with Muslim part of Kenya yet there are bigger disasters elsewhere in the country. I thought the report would cover the most recent disaster.
Are you for real..😮
Crazy. 😂
@@arcsx001 yes, there’s a dam that formed due to blockage of a tunnel and then burst, swept away cars, houses, killing nearly 100 people, some still missing. This happened less than 48 hours ago. The one they are posting here is almost a week old.
Use your common sense the news of mahi mahiu ilikuwa hadi BBC siyo CNN tu!!!! Stop spreading hate on such hard time
The government are the devil
The flooding on previously non-flood-prone areas, and especially in Nairobi, may be nothing more than a manifestation of the corruption in the present county Government.
The previous county Government took the step of demolishing buildings on riparian land – land through which water flows naturally when it rains.
The current county Government has reversed those decisions, even though riparian land is mapped out by civil engineers and surveyors.
Let’s take the case of Kilimani/Kileleshwa/Chiromo.
There are always stories in the press of the illegality of many of the high-rise buildings there. Reconstruction has been permitted for buildings previously demolished for being on riparian land.
The possible consequences are the diversion of water to North of Ngong Road, e.g. Kibera, Mbagathi, Langata, etc.
The flooding in other parts of Kenya may have a similar origin. However, many of those regions could be forgiven. For example, North Eastern was ignored since colonial times. It’s only during President Uhuru’s tenure that permanent roads were built. If their politicians explain to them that it is necessary to reconstruct part of the road to prevent flooding, it’s unlikely they will refuse.
However, Nairobi has no excuse. Riparian land has been documented since colonial times.
In places like Nairobi, the fix is to demolish buildings on land that is designated riparian, clear the debris and clear a path for water to flow on its natural course. The opinions of professionals such as Civil Engineers and Surveyors should be respected.
For other parts of Kenya, a Civil Engineering exercise should be undertaken to map out the riparian load. Then the sections of roads, buildings, etc, that are on riparian land should be demolished and reconstruction carried out on non-riparian land.
All conman Ruto and his ministers have been doing in the last two years is looting and looting.. when all you do is loot, important things like preparing for floods cannot be done
When you have crook as a president, bad things happen
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Kenya has more than 50M citizens almost all of them are affected by Floods how do except the government to handle it
to be a politician is to ask to be hated