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Death toll passes 200 in flooding, Kenya postpones school reopening

More than 150,000 displaced people living in camps, cyclone possibility in the forecast
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Kenya香蕉视频直播檚 President William Ruto speaks to the nation, at State House Nairobi, Kenya Friday May. 3, 2024. President William Ruto has postponed next week香蕉视频直播檚 planned reopening of schools, until further notice, as heavy rains and flooding that has killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that 香蕉视频直播渕etrological reports paint a dire picture香蕉视频直播 citing the possibility of Cyclone Hidaya hitting coastal Kenya in coming days. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week香蕉视频直播檚 planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue.

The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that 香蕉视频直播渕eteorological reports paint a dire picture,香蕉视频直播 citing the possibility of Cyclone Hidaya hitting coastal Kenya in coming days.

Kenya and have been , with more than 150,000 displaced people living in camps across the country.

Schools originally were to reopen this week, but the education ministry postponed that by a week. Students will now wait for the announcement of new reopening dates as some schools remain flooded and others have been damaged. Some displaced people have been living in schools while the government prepares to relocate them to camps.

The government has ordered people living near 178 dams and reservoirs that are either full or nearly full

Water levels at two major hydroelectric dams have reached historic highs and the government has warned those living downstream along the Tana River.

Last week, a boat capsized on the river, which flows to the Indian Ocean, leaving seven people dead and 13 others missing. A passenger bus was also swept off a bridge along the same river last month.

The government to the floods.

The flooding has left more than 155 people dead in neighboring Tanzania, where Cyclone Hidaya is expected to hit coastal areas. Hundreds of people have been affected in Burundi, Ethiopia and Somalia as well.

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