look news india
At least 40 people have died due to a dam collapse in the western region of the African country Kenya. Kenya Police has given this information. Police officer Stephen Kirui gave. According to the information, after the dam broke, flood water entered the nearby houses and access to the main road was closed. The situation is out of control and efforts are on to provide relief to the people.
Kijbe dam collapsed
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday morning after the collapse of the old Kijabe Dam located in Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region. The Great Rift Valley region is prone to flash floods. After the dam broke the water started flowing downwards. Due to heavy rains in the last few days, many areas of Kenya have been flooded. About 140 people have died so far due to the flood.
Many parts of Kenya are submerged in flood waters
It is noteworthy that heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Kenya. Due to heavy rains, there have been severe floods in many parts of the country and the situation has gone out of control. It would not be wrong to say that almost half of Kenya is currently in the grip of floods. Lakhs of people have been affected by the floods. Roads, streets and people's houses have also been flooded. Vehicles are seen submerged in water at many places on the road. Life has been badly affected and relief is not reaching people.
Difficult situation remains in Nairobi
Due to floods in Kenya's capital Nairobi, many roads have been blocked and many areas have been submerged. The situation in Nairobi has become very difficult, water is visible everywhere. The government is using all resources in relief and rescue work but the situation is out of control. The most worrying thing is that meteorologists have predicted rain till June. It has been raining in Kenya since March. But in recent times heavy rains have become a problem for the people.