"The dam in the Rift Valley region of the country burst its walls sweeping away hundreds of homes, officials said."
"More than 30 people have been killed in Kenya's Rift Valley after a dam burst its banks following weeks of torrential rain that also forced hundreds from their homes, officials said.
Water burst through the banks of the Patel Dam in Solai, Nakuru County, 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," Rongai police chief Joseph Kioko said on Thursday."
Aljazeera had the story May 10, 2018.
Source: Aljazeera, 05/10/2018
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