100 people killed after heavy rains, mudslides- Kenya Red Cross

100 people killed after heavy rains, mudslides- Kenya Red Cross

Kenya’s Red Cross estimates at least 100 have died following heavy rains and mudslides since early April.

Floods have blocked major roads across central and northern Kenya and coastal areas – the route from Nairobi to Mombasa was under water last week.

Eight people were killed when mudslides buried their homes as they slept in Murang’a on Friday night, said Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Abbas Gullet.

“We would urge the national government to declare this a national disaster so that deliberate effort can be made and resources mobilized to help the affected people,” Gullet told reporters recently.

Gullet said the military and police had deployed helicopters for rescue missions but more efforts were needed.

Outbreaks of water-borne diseases were another concern across Kenya, he added.

“We need a national disaster management fund set up.”

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