People gather in front of the broken banks of the Patel dam near Solai, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, Thursday, May 10, 2018. A dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said Thursday. At least 44 were dead and another 40 were missing Thursday after a dam swollen by weeks of seasonal rains burst in Kenya’s Rift Valley, sweeping away hundreds of homes and sending people fleeing, officials said. Almost an entire village was swept away by silt and water from the burst dam, said Gideon Kibunja, the county police chief in charge of criminal investigations. The dam burst has again raised concerns about the state of Kenya’s infrastructure.

Source: Washington Post May 10, 2018 06:57 UTC