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Kenya: Death toll rises to 71 after a river overflows due to rains in Kenya

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Nairobi, Kenya - April 29, 2024

The death toll from a river overflowing in southern Kenya rose from 45 to at least 71, Kenyan Vice President Rigathi Gachagua confirmed this Tuesday, while the country has been facing heavy rains and devastating floods for weeks that have devastated hundreds of houses and buildings. vehicles.

Authorities had initially reported that the disaster occurred because the walls of the Dark Tunnel Valley dam, located in the Kijabe hills, burst, but the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Sanitation denied that version late on Monday, attributing the disaster caused by the blockage of an underground tunnel.

This footage illustrates various consequences of heavy rains in Kenya

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