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Looming Turkwel dam spill threatening 30,000 households in Turkana
Turkwel dam in West Pokot. The dam is expected to spill over in the coming two weeks following heavy rains.
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What you need to know:
- Humanitarian crisis around the corner with water levels rising by the day.
- With more downpour projected in the area, the water is expected to spill over and affect thousands of downstream households.
An estimated 30,000 households in Turkana County risk a humanitarian crisis as authorities warn of looming floods due to an expected spill over at the Turkwel hydro-power dam.
The Kenya Red Cross said ongoing heavy rainfall in the region had pushed the dam’s water level to 1,148 metres by October 19 — an equivalent of 92 per cent of the reservoir’s maximum holding capacity.
