Juliet Jacob Ochenje
The Red Cross on Monday said at least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away houses and destroyed farmland following torrential rains.
15,264 households have been affected, with 15 casualties reported,” the Kenya Red Cross said on its official Twitter page.
Heavy rainfall had pounded the country, particularly the bone-dry north, in recent days, and sent water gushing into homes and submerging roads, with similar scenes playing out across other parts of East Africa.
This is coming after the UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, has said last month that eastern Africa would likely encounter heavier than normal rains over the October-December period because of the El Nino phenomenon.
Kenya’s Meteorological Department also warned last week that the heavy rains were “likely to be accompanied by gusty winds”.
“The strong winds may blow off roofs, uproot trees and cause structural damages.”
