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Kenya continues to face heavy rains. The death toll due to floods is at 200.Officials say there are currently 164 people missing, with a total of 42,526 households that have been displaced, affecting over 210,000 people.
Kenya continues to face heavy rains. The death toll due to floods is at 200. Officials say there are currently 164 people missing, with a total of 42,526 households that have been displaced, affecting over 210,000 people.
The Interior Ministry says it has begun setting up camps in various parts of the country to host those displaced by the flooding. In Kisumu county, near Lake Victoria, some of the displaced began receiving food aid.
The government is grappling with how to meet increased needs in the face of this humanitarian crisis, amid criticism that its response to the flooding has been inadequate. The government is also providing short-term relief food support to the affected people.
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The government has ordered people living near water bodies that are either full or nearly full to evacuate or be forcefully moved. Water levels at two major hydroelectric dams have reached historic highs and the government has warned those living downstream along the Tana River.
