https://www.npr.org/2024/05/02/1248726991/kenya-floods-official-response
'NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Human Rights Watch accused Kenyan authorities on
Thursday of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more
than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.
The New York-based rights group said the government "has a human rights
obligation to prevent foreseeable harm from climate change and extreme weather
events and to protect people when a disaster strikes."
Kenya's Meteorology Department sent an early warning before the rainy season
started, but President William Ruto only formed a response committee on April
24. By then, nearly 100 people had died due to the flooding.
Kenya, along with other parts of East Africa, have been overwhelmed by floods.
More than 150,000 people are displaced and living in dozens of camps.
The rights group said the government did not draw lessons from the last year's
rainy season that left hundreds of people dead.'
Via Muse.
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*** Xanni ***
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