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}}On 29 April 2024, a dam failure occurred in [[Kenya]], killing at least 45 people.<ref name=Reuters>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-postpones-start-school-term-due-heavy-floods-2024-04-29/|title=Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya | Reuters}}</ref> The dam burst occurred following [[2024 Kenya floods|heavy rains]] in the previous month that killed over 110 people. Officials said the number of dead is a "conservative estimate" as more bodies were thought to be buried under mud. Rescue efforts began in [[Mai Mahiu]], the affected town.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68896456 |access-date=2024-04-29 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Inhabitants of the town said the flood occurred at night, with water rushing down a hill. It uprooted trees, destroyed homes, swept away the railway line, and disrupted a road that caught vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=‘Don’t know how many under mud’: 45 killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3260796/kenya-dam-bursts-killing-least-42-death-toll-expected-rise |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Reuters /> |
}}On 29 April 2024, a dam failure occurred in [[Kenya]], killing at least 45 people.<ref name=Reuters>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-postpones-start-school-term-due-heavy-floods-2024-04-29/|title=Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya | Reuters|access-date=2024-04-29|archive-date=2024-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429115822/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-postpones-start-school-term-due-heavy-floods-2024-04-29/|url-status=live}}</ref> The dam burst occurred following [[2024 Kenya floods|heavy rains]] in the previous month that killed over 110 people. Officials said the number of dead is a "conservative estimate" as more bodies were thought to be buried under mud. Rescue efforts began in [[Mai Mahiu]], the affected town.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-29 |title=Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68896456 |access-date=2024-04-29 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429100348/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68896456 |url-status=live }}</ref> Inhabitants of the town said the flood occurred at night, with water rushing down a hill. It uprooted trees, destroyed homes, swept away the railway line, and disrupted a road that caught vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=‘Don’t know how many under mud’: 45 killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3260796/kenya-dam-bursts-killing-least-42-death-toll-expected-rise |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429093004/https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3260796/kenya-dam-bursts-killing-least-42-death-toll-expected-rise |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Reuters /> |
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According to the ministry of water, the floods were caused by a river tunnel under a railway embankment becoming blocked with debris, although a burst dam was initially blamed by the police.<ref name=Reuters /> |
According to the ministry of water, the floods were caused by a river tunnel under a railway embankment becoming blocked with debris, although a burst dam was initially blamed by the police.<ref name=Reuters /> |
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==Rescue== |
==Rescue== |
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Rescuers sifted through debris to recover survivors in the town of [[Mai Mahiu]], near where the dam collapsed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scores killed in Kenya after dam bursts following weeks of heavy flooding |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240429-kenya-dam-bursts-killing-at-least-42-governor |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=Agence France-Presse |date=29 April 2024}}</ref> |
Rescuers sifted through debris to recover survivors in the town of [[Mai Mahiu]], near where the dam collapsed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scores killed in Kenya after dam bursts following weeks of heavy flooding |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240429-kenya-dam-bursts-killing-at-least-42-governor |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=Agence France-Presse |date=29 April 2024 |archive-date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429092338/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240429-kenya-dam-bursts-killing-at-least-42-governor |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==References == |
==References == |
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Revision as of 12:07, 1 May 2024
| Date | April 29, 2024 |
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| Location | Near Nakuru County, Kenya |
| Type | Dam collapse |
| Deaths | 45 |
On 29 April 2024, a dam failure occurred in Kenya, killing at least 45 people.[1] The dam burst occurred following heavy rains in the previous month that killed over 110 people. Officials said the number of dead is a "conservative estimate" as more bodies were thought to be buried under mud. Rescue efforts began in Mai Mahiu, the affected town.[2] Inhabitants of the town said the flood occurred at night, with water rushing down a hill. It uprooted trees, destroyed homes, swept away the railway line, and disrupted a road that caught vehicles.[3][1]
According to the ministry of water, the floods were caused by a river tunnel under a railway embankment becoming blocked with debris, although a burst dam was initially blamed by the police.[1]
Rescue
Rescuers sifted through debris to recover survivors in the town of Mai Mahiu, near where the dam collapsed.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Flash floods, landslide kill at least 45 in central Kenya | Reuters". Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Kenya dam burst: Around 50 killed in villages near Mai Mahiu town". 2024-04-29. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "'Don't know how many under mud': 45 killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-29. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Scores killed in Kenya after dam bursts following weeks of heavy flooding". Agence France-Presse. 29 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.