Kenyan dam bursts; dozens dead, hundreds homeless

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Kenyan dam bursts; dozens dead, hundreds homeless

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Dam bursts cause a lot of damage. Something to think about for Cambodia's future dams on the Mekong ?

Dozens killed and many more feared trapped after Kenya's Patel dam bursts
Thu 10 May 2018 11.17 BST

A dam has burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley, killing at least 38 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials have said.

Water burst through the banks of the Patel dam in Solai, 190km north-west of the capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday night, sweeping away hundreds of homes, including those on the expansive Nyakinyua farm, which borders the reservoir.

“We have recovered 38 bodies and many people are missing. It is a disaster,” said Joseph Kioko, chief of police in the town of Rongai.

Almost an entire village was swept by silt and water, said Gideon Kibunja, the Nakuru county police chief in charge of criminal investigations.

Up to 40 people were rescued from the mud and taken to hospital in rescue operations conducted by the Kenya Red Cross and Nakuru County disaster management teams. Many more are feared to be trapped under debris and mud. Officials said the dam water and mud spewed out of the reservoir and submerged homes over a radius of nearly 2km (1.2 miles).

Kenya’s interior cabinet secretary, Fred Matiangi, has arrived at the site to talk with those affected and assess the situation.

It has been suggested that the walls of the dam may have collapsed due to the huge volume of water accumulated following heavy rainfall since March.

According to BBC reports, local leaders want to know whether the farmer was licensed to erect the dam, one of three he owns in the area. There are concerns that the other two dams, which are also said to be full, could also burst their banks.
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Re: Kenyan dam bursts; dozens dead, hundreds homeless

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And at the same time parts of Nairobbery have no water.
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