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(April 2024) At least 71 fatalities have been confirmed, with 110 individuals hospitalized following devastating floods near the town of Mai Mahiu in Kenya’s north-western Nakuru county, as confirmed by Nakuru governor Susan Kihika to CNN on Monday.

Kihika attributed the exacerbated flooding to the bursting of a dam. However, locals and first responders informed CNN that the disaster was caused by water surging through a tunnel beneath a railway bridge with a blocked culvert.

Kenya has been grappling with weeks of heavy rainfall and ensuing flash floods.

Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya resulted in a minimum of 45 casualties and over 110 injuries on Monday, as floodwaters swept away houses and vehicles in the town of Mai Mahiu, according to government reports. Initially, police attributed the flooding to a burst dam, but the Ministry of Water later clarified that it was caused by a river tunnel under a railway embankment becoming obstructed with debris.

"The water (eventually) swept the railway line and started moving downstream with very high speed and velocity, causing destruction of property and loss of lives," stated the ministry, a narrative corroborated by two local residents.

"Though 45 fatalities have already been recovered along the path of the flash floods and the landslide, search, rescue, and recovery efforts are ongoing," remarked interior minister Kithure Kindiki in a statement.
Footage depicted a significant portion of rail track, embankment, and trees being swept downhill. Even as floodwaters receded hours after the rain ceased, local residents were seen extracting motorcycles and household belongings from the mud.