Floods death toll rises to 238, 75 people still missing
Residents of Sigiri wade through flood waters in Budalangi on May 7, 2024. The floods were caused by an overflow from Lake Victoria due to ongoing heavy rains in the Nyanza region.
Additional eight fatalities in the last 24 hours, 174 people have been reported injured and 47,000 families, or 235,000 people, displaced.
The number of people who have died due to the ongoing floods has risen to 238, while 75 are still missing according to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that this follows the reporting of an additional eight fatalities in the last 24 hours, 174 people have been reported injured and 47,000 families, or 235,000 people, displaced.
