Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Thursday that he has instructed emergency teams to conduct mandatory evacuations of residents residing along riverbanks and other affected areas.
He said, “Unfortunately, we will have to move some of them even without them agreeing, because otherwise, they put themselves in danger.”
Ruto further said that he is working with multi-agency teams to “provide adequate support to all those in need and to move citizens who are in dangerous areas, that may be susceptible to floods, away from those areas.”
The Kenya Meteorological Department issued an advisory on Thursday, warning about ongoing heavy rainfall in various regions of Kenya, including Nairobi, with a predicted reduction in intensity by April 28. The flooding in East Africa has also affected Burundi and Tanzania. Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa reported on Thursday that flooding in the country has resulted in the deaths of at least 155 people.
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