{"id":35428,"date":"2024-04-25T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/heavy-rains-and-floods-sweep-cities-across-east-africa-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:14:26","slug":"heavy-rains-and-floods-sweep-cities-across-east-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/25\/heavy-rains-and-floods-sweep-cities-across-east-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/04\/25\/multimedia\/25EastAfrica-Flood-01-ptmv\/25EastAfrica-Flood-01-ptmv-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Heavy Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa\" title=\"Heavy Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At least 200 people were killed and dozens more were injured across East Africa in recent days, officials and aid groups said, as torrential rains, floods and landslides pummeled towns and cities in a region already grappling with the devastating effects of the climate change crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The extreme rains unleashed a wave of destruction across Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi, flooding homes, demolishing businesses and leaving many people stranded on rooftops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The downpours exposed yet again the bad roads and poor drainage systems in some of the region\u2019s biggest cities, which residents have persistently complained about. They also revealed how poor people, who live in sprawling shantytowns without access to proper roads, water or power, bear the biggest brunt of destructive floods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Tanzania, at least 155 people were killed and 236 others were injured by the relentless rain that has swept several parts of the country in recent days, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Speaking during a session in Parliament, Mr. Majaliwa said the rains had affected some 200,000 people and heavily damaged farms, bridges, roads, schools and places of worship. Some 10,000 homes in Tanzania were also damaged to varying degrees, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The heavy downpours this week affected informal settlements in the Temeke and Ilala districts, which are part of the commercial port city of Dar es Salaam. Some roads were also submerged and temporarily closed on Tuesday in Dar\u2019s Jangwani, Mkwajuni and Kigogo neighborhoods, all of which are prone to floods. Parts of the Morogoro Road, which leads into the central part of the city, were also underwater, leading to the suspension of the rapid bus network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Tanzania Meteorological Authority has warned that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tma_services\/status\/1783114759279099979\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">heavy rains and strong winds<\/a> would continue to pummel several parts of the country in the coming days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Kenya, at least 45 people have died and at least 27 others have been injured since March, when the rainfall season, known in the country as the \u201clong rains,\u201d began, said Munir Ahmed, the senior communications officer with Kenya Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The flooding has so far killed 4,000 livestock, destroyed 27,000 acres of crops and damaged 22 roads, Mr. Ahmed said in a phone interview on Thursday. More than 66,000 people have also been displaced nationwide, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The intense rainfall has impacted 26 of Kenya\u2019s 47 counties, Mr. Munir added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Kenya\u2019s capital, Nairobi, where some of the country\u2019s heaviest rain has fallen, more than 30,000 people have been displaced, according to the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unocha.org\/publications\/report\/kenya\/kenya-heavy-rains-and-flooding-update-flash-update-2-19-april-2024\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs<\/a>. On Tuesday, 18 people, including seven children, who were stranded in the Mathare shantytown were rescued, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedCrossKE\/posts\/pfbid0kM9JXBvkC9n4o6kS9mahAEJ36M9afA371mBkVSEDEzyuY3pruQuws6gZJJKyRu2hl\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kenya Red Cross Society<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The heavy rains on Wednesday forced Kenya Railways to suspend commuter train services. The Kenya Urban Roads Authority also <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KURAroads\/status\/1783038957518745884\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">partially closed<\/a> four major roads in Nairobi and warned of heavy flooding along several major highways in the capital and in the coastal city of Mombasa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The floods also inundated several counties around Lake Victoria in western Kenya, aid groups said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Thursday, President William Ruto of Kenya led an emergency meeting aimed at responding to the floods. Mr. Ruto said government agencies were undertaking joint operations to assist the victims, conduct rescues and evacuate those who remain at risk. Mr. Ruto also said he asked the military to support the operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As in Tanzania, the rains in Kenya were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeteoKenya\/status\/1783497484855058595\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">not expected to subside<\/a> over the next few days, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department, which had rain in <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/meteo.go.ke\/sites\/default\/files\/5day-forecast\/5-Day%20Weather%20Forecast%20valid%2025th%20to%2029th%20April%202024.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the forecast<\/a> for parts of the country, including Nairobi, through Monday. The agency also warned of a high likelihood of breakouts of diseases such as malaria in some areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe need to put everyone on alert,\u201d Mr. Ruto said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/25\/world\/africa\/kenya-flooding-rain-tanzania.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 200 people were killed and dozens more were injured across East Africa in recent days, officials and aid groups said, as torrential rains, floods and landslides pummeled towns and cities in a region already grappling with the devastating effects of the climate change crisis. 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