Floods damage sewer plant sparking fears of diseases outbreak

Homa Bay residents watch how walls of a sewerage treatment plant costing Sh215 million were destroyed in the area by floods. [Photo by James Omoro/Standard]

Raging floods have destroyed part of the Homa Bay sewer treatment plant, causing raw sewage to flow into Lake Victoria.

The plant lies less than 100 metres from the lake, which is the major source of water for town residents.