According to Kenya Red Cross, residents of Mansabubu in Fafi constituency are marooned and efforts are underway to rescue them. By ABDIMALIK HAJIRMore by this AuthorHundreds of families living along River Tana in Garissa County are staring at a humanitarian crises after the river burst its banks due to heavy rains. Families in Mororo, Bakuyu and Ziwani have been forced to seek shelter on higher ground in Garissa town after their houses were submerged and valuables washed away. The displaced residents have built their shelters near Garissa bridge with children playing dangerously near the river oblivious of the risk. Garissa county commissioner Joshua Chepchieng on Thursday told residents living along River Tana to move to higher ground as water levels had risen, posing danger.

Source: Daily Nation April 16, 2018 13:18 UTC