At least 70 people have died in floods in Kenyawhere thousands of people have also been forced to leave their homes, the president declared this Saturday William Rutowhich described the situation as an “emergency.”
Kenya and its neighboring countries Somalia and Ethiopia, which are just emerging from their worst drought in four decades, are now experiencing devastating floods caused by rains linked to the meteorological phenomenon of the The boy.
Ruto indicated that the cabinet would hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the management of the crisis. “Unfortunately, we lost 70 people throughout Kenya because of these rains and some 36,160 families were displaced until now,” he explained.
“Kenya is already soaked,” he said, adding that the Meteorological Department was forecasting more rain, increasing the risk of further flooding. “Therefore, we must prepare for the emergency situation that will occur.”
Many roads, especially in the north of the country, were washed away, the president said, leaving trucks carrying food, medicine and fuel stranded.