Kenya has issued flood warnings as heavy rains pound the region.
The Kenya Red Cross Society said flooding in the East Africa n nation has killed 38 people and displaced more than 11,000. The agency said it has rescued 180 people from the waters across the country,
Kenya started experiencing rains in mid-March, but in the past few days the rains have increased in intensity. "Friday, it really rained a lot, and there were lots of floods, but it was severe from Sunday coming up to Monday morning. The floods were so severe that they reached a height of about five feet," Ubbaga said."People are not hurt. Most people have moved to rental houses. They've moved out of their houses. And like at my place, we had floods around the house, and ... part of the house from the backside was flooded severely.
Ndigila said because some people are not heeding calls for safety, he expects the humanitarian need to grow.
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