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Kenya’s dam burst kills over 20 people

May 10, 2018
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[caption id="attachment_84373" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Hundreds of homes were swept away when the Patel dam burst its banks photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES[/caption]

A dam burst in Kenya on Wednesday night after heavy rain, causing “huge destruction” and killing at least 20 people, officials say.

The breach happened on farmland near the town of Solai, 190km (120 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi. The Kenyan Red Cross says it has rescued some 40 people so far. More than 2,000 people are said to have been left homeless. Local officials say the full extent of the damage is not yet clear. Residents say many more people cannot be accounted for. There are fears the death toll could rise as the search-and-rescue operation continues. The Patel dam in Nakuru County broke its walls, and swept away hundreds of homes downstream, reports the BBC’s Ferdinand Omondi in Nairobi. Witnesses say they heard a loud bang before the waves swept through nearly 2km (1.2 miles) of private farmland where many live and work. “The water has caused huge destruction of both life and property. The extent of the damage has yet to be ascertained,” said Lee Kinyajui, governor of Nakuru county. The Patel dam is one of three reservoirs owned by a large-scale farmer in the area. Its walls are said to have caved in due to the high volumes of water following heavy rains that have been pounding the country. Local leaders are now seeking to find out whether the farmer was licensed to erect those dams, amid concerns about the condition of the remaining two which are also said to be full, our correspondent says.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="976"]Local residents wait inside an ambulance after the Patel Dam burst Ambulances rushed survivors to local health facilities photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="976"]Volunteers search for survivors in a residential area affected by the damburst A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing, officials said photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES[/caption]
The toll now brings to 152 the number of people who have died countrywide as a result of heavy rains since March, according to official statistics. More than 220,000 people have also had their homes destroyed.
Kenya Solai map

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