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At least 62 people have died in Kenya over the past week after heavy rains caused widespread flooding, the authorities say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The previous death toll, released a week ago, was 42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overnight, 11 people were rescued after a minibus taxi, known locally as a matatu, got stuck as water rose in the capital Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross, while two children were saved from a flooded house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heavy rainfall over the past week has triggered flash floods not seen in years. Rivers have burst their banks, flooding homes and damaging roads, power- and water- lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some roads have been closed after bridges were damaged in Nairobi, while some schools were also flooded after Saturday’s downpour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Interior Ministry warned on Sunday that different parts of the country were continuing to experience heavy rains, increasing the risk of flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The authorities have urged residents in low-lying areas to move to safer ground and more than 2,000 people have had to leave their homes to seek shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say that search and rescue operations are continuing following the “torrential rain and subsequent devastating flooding affecting various parts of the country”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than half of those killed – 33 – have been in Nairobi, where poor drainage has been a major factor, along with the obstruction of rivers caused by unregulated development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President William Ruto on Sunday said that emergency food supplies and medical assistance were being delivered to those affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also said that the authorities were clearing blocked drainage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flooding has not just affected Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n