Flooding kills 100, displaces 260,000 in Kenya
May 3 (UPI) -- A month of heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 100 people and displaced 260,000 others in Kenya, the Kenya Red Cross said Thursday.
Military forces have used boats and helicopters to assist evacuating residents in heavy-hit areas, which include communities throughout the southern portion of the community. Rains in Kikifi County have caused the Sabaki River to burst its banks, leaving some residents there marooned, Kenya Defense Forces said.
The Kenya Red Cross said many of the affected communities were already struggling due to a drought in 2017. The floods have contaminated water sources and destroyed health centers, homes, crops, irrigation systems, farm equipment, roads and train lines.
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Surely, quite a tragedy for a country like that. Floods in other countries in Africa as well.
