Atleast 39 people Killed by floods following heavy rains in Nairobi alone.
Atleast 39 People Killed : An unknown number of people are missing as Officials from Nairobi county release an estimate number of Losses that have happened in this period of Heavy Floods.
According to the report, The estimated number of displaced households is 20,968, with 147,061 people affected.
Further, The floods have caused water related diseases such as diarrhea that has been reported in three villages in Kamukunji.
NCCG Chief Officer—Public Participation, Citizen Engagement and Customer Service Lydia Mathia has confirmed that the operations centre has been receiving real-time reporting of emergencies and also providing situation reports to the County
Mathia added, that Nairobi Residents have been utilizing the activated toll-free emergency response contact line (1508).
Notably, the Committee has already overseen the distribution of more than 4,000 bags of sugar, rice, wheat and maize in areas such as Kibra, Sarango’ombe, Mukuru Kwa Rueben, Mathare North, Kiambiu, Viwandani, Soweto, Pipeline, Kware, Kabiro, Gatina and Soweto.
Mathia stated, “Nairobi County is experiencing higher-than-expected long rains. This has led to flooding in most parts of the County, resulting in loss of lives, displacement of people, destruction of property, disruption of infrastructure, and increased risk of water-borne and vector-borne diseases. Mathare sub-county is the most affected, with 6,935 persons displaced,”
“The County Government, under Governor Sakaja Johnson’s leadership, is prioritizing emergency response and humanitarian response interventions with all hands on deck to alleviate the plight of city residents hard hit by the heavy rains,” Mathia Added.
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