The Kenyan government said Tuesday that two rivers have burst their banks, flooding farms and displacing families as the death toll in flooding in the east African nation this month rises to 88.
At least 21 counties have been affected by the floods, raising concerns over public safety, infrastructure damage and growing humanitarian needs. The number of people displaced from their homes in flooding that started earlier in March has now reached over 34,000, the Interior Ministry said.
The latest flooding incident occurred in western Kenya, where the Nyando River overflowed on Monday, submerging sections of the Ahero Bridge along the Kericho–Awasi–Kisumu road and disrupting transport in the region.
