HEAVY RAIN

Transport disrupted in Turkana due to floods

Several seasonal rivers are impassable due to the high level of water.

In Summary
  • Among the rivers that burst their banks are Nakiria in Kalokol and Kataboi in Turkana North.
  • Places like Kalimapus and Loropio were inaccessible.

Transport was on Wednesday disrupted by flash floods in many parts of Turkana county.

Several  seasonal rivers are  impassable due to the high level of water.

Among the rivers that burst their banks are Nakiria in Kalokol and Kataboi in Turkana North.

Places like Kalimapus and Loropio were inaccessible.

World Vision official Chegem Simon who was travelling to Todonyang from Lodwar on Wednesday morning said they was forced to end their journey as River Nakiria was flooded.

“People have stayed here for long and we have decided to cancel our activities that had to take place in Todonyang in Turkana North. We shall therefore plan for a later date because we have been inconvenienced by the floods,” he said.

Other motorists and passengers spent hours waiting for water to subside so they could continue with their journeys.

Passengers traveling along the Lodwar-Kalokol route were also left stranded due to flooding of River Kataboi in Turkana North.

County meteorological director Francis Muinda said several wards in will receive moderate to heavy rainfall over the next two weeks.

He advised residents to be on the lookout for floods and strong winds.

"Flood waters may appear in areas where it has not rained heavily especially downstream and strong winds may blow off roofs, uproot trees and cause structural damage," Muinda said.

Turkana county is expected to experience morning rains as well as afternoon showers and thunderstorms over several places during the course of the forecast period.

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