Floods Leave 112 Kenyans Dead, Thousands Displaced

112 Kenyans in different parts of the country have been killed by floods caused by the ongoing heavy rains, Kenya Red Cross Society has said.

Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet said that 260,200 people in 32 counties have been displaced by floods. Most hit counties include Tana River, Kilifi, Kisumu, Mandera, Isiolo, Turkana, Marsabit, Makueni and Kitui.

“The numbers that we can report here is 112 people have lost their lives countrywide, acreage of land destroyed is over 21,000 acres in various parts of the country which had crops. Almost over 20,000 livestock have been washed away. 42 health facilities have also been affected by the floods in various parts of the country,” Gullet said.

“The number of schools submerged are even over 100 and a number of them have become the IDP camps where people have taken refuge,” he stated, adding that 42 Health facilities are affected and can't be accessed.

Counties where major roads have been rendered impassable include Turkana, Baringo, Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit.

Since the start of the rains, Red Cross has rescued 556 people and supplied  food and non food items to 90,000 others. Gullet was speaking during the launch of a Sh499 million emergency appeal to support floods victims.