Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed following heavy rains, sending waters sweeping through houses and cutting off a major road. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed Monday and water spilled downstream, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees.
Police in Kenya say at least 40 people have died after a dam collapsed following heavy rains, sending waters sweeping through houses and cutting off a major road. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed Monday and water spilled downstream, carrying with it mud, rocks and uprooted trees.