The floodwaters swept away powerlines, homes and buildings, including a primary school, a Reuters photographer on the scene said, as rescue workers picked through rubble and mud searching for survivors. My neighbor was killed when the water smashed through the wall of his house. “There is another dam which is also overflowing which is looking risky,” she said. Arriving at the scene of the disaster, Interior Minister Fred Matiangi pledged central government assistance to those affected. Even before this week’s dam-burst, heavy rains had caused havoc in Kenya, killing 132 people and displacing 222,000, according to the government.

Source: bd News24 May 10, 2018 10:41 UTC