According to the Kenya Red Cross, 42 camps have been set up across the Coast region, 38 of them in Tana River County. River Tana and several other smaller rivers have broken their banks due to waters flowing from upstream during the El Nino rains, with fears raised that some spillage is coming from the seven forks dams. Affected areas in Tana River County are in Hola, Bura, Madogo and Tana Delta. Governor Dhado Godhana declared a humanitarian crisis saying apart from River Tana, the county has 10 smaller rivers that worsen the situation whenever they break their banks. We are in lowlands so all the waters flowing from the Aberdares and Mt Kenya are pouring into River Tana,” he explained.

Source: Daily Nation December 03, 2023 15:39 UTC