Homes Completely Submerged As River Ewaso Nyiro Breaks Banks, Rescue Operations ongoing

Homes Completely Submerged As River Ewaso Nyiro Breaks Banks, Rescue Operations ongoing

Homes Completely Submerged As River Ewaso Nyiro Breaks Banks, Rescue Operations ongoing: Several people will today brave the cold in Isiolo after River Ewaso Nyiro finally gave in and  burst its banks.

The Kenya Red Cross on Friday announced that over 708 households had been displaced in Merti North and South.

This has left a trail of destruction on nearby schools, businesses and critical health and sanitation facilities.

Kenya Red cross stated, “The Kenya Red Cross will be registering affected families to provide emergency shelter and other essential items.”

This happens a day after The Ministry of Interior and National Administration in an update said deaths as a result of floods in the country had risen to 291.

The ministry announced that 75 Kenyans were still missing while another 188 have so far sustained injuries.

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