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10 missing in Naivasha after dam spills over

By Antony Gitonga | May. 1, 2020
More than 10 people are missing in Ndabibi area, Naivasha, after a dam in the nearby Eburru Forest filled and spilled over, flooding nearby villages.
 
During the midnight incident, more than 300 families were displaced and property worth millions of shillings destroyed.
 
Marumanet Dam which at one time supplied water to area residents spilled over and swept away homes.
 
Roads were also swept away from the area located 60km from Naivasha town.
 
 
The incident came two days after the county government donated food and personal effects to more than 400 residents earlier displaced by River Marumanet.
 
According to area MCA Gathariki Kamanu, several children and elderly persons are yet to be accounted for.
 
The Maella MCA said a head count had been planned for later in the day as the affected families started moving to higher grounds.
 
"The dam burst its banks in the night, sweeping logs and soil downhill," he said.
 
In December last year, motorists using the Nairobi-Nakuru highway were put on high alert after River Malewa burst its banks due to heavy rains.

There were fears that the main bridge connecting Naivasha and Gilgil towns could be submerged by the gushing waters.

Residents of the nearby KCC village in Naivasha had to move after their houses were flooded.

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