Kenya floods death toll at 228 as crisis persists

A view from a helicopter shows a swollen river within the flooded area following heavy rainfall in the Talek region, of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya , on May 1, 2024. NAIROBI: Kenya said on Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 and warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.

There were no immediate reports of casualties but local police said water levels were still rising and that the main bridge outside Kisumu on the highway to Nairobi was submerged. "It's a serious situation and we should not take it lightly," Kenyan government spokesman Isaac Mwaura said at a briefing on the crisis on Sunday.Across the border, the Tanzania Meteorological Authority declared that Tropical Cyclone Hidaya, which had threatened to pile on more misery, had"completely lost its strength" after making landfall on Mafia Island on Saturday.Tanzania remains one of the countries worst hit by the floods, with 155 people dead since early April.

The government has ordered anyone living near major rivers or dams to leave the area or face"mandatory evacuation for their safety", with many dams or reservoirs threatening to overflow. The Kenyan government has been accused of being unprepared and slow to respond to the crisis despite weather warnings, with the main opposition Azimio party calling for it to be declared a national disaster.

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