Residents living downstream River Tana have been ordered to vacate immediately as Masinga Dam is likely to overflow due on going heavy rains.
Water Resources Authority Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Shurie, warned that the power producing dam is full and will overflow in under two days.
Mr Shurie described the situation as dire. “We are warning for people living around the dam to vacate to safer grounds,” Mr Shurie said.
He specifically warned Kenyans who live along the banks of the river in Garissa, Hola and Garsen in Tana River to move to higher ground to avoid being swept off by the floods.
Shurie added that the velocity of the water in the river currently has increased to 336 cubic meters per second from the intial 30-100 cubic metres.
