The Kenyan Red Cross says some 30,000
people are in need of relief aid after water washed away homes, killed
livestock, and destroyed crops.

VOA News 04 January 2010

Flash floods sweeping through parts of Kenya have killed at least 20
people and left thousands of others homeless.

The floods are the result of torrential rains that have eased Kenya's
long drought but are making life miserable for people who live near
rivers and in flood-prone areas.

The Kenyan Red Cross says some 30,000 people are in need of relief aid
after water washed away homes, killed livestock, and destroyed crops.

The hardest-hit areas appear to be in western Rift Valley province.  
Kenyan newspapers report deaths and especially heavy flooding in the
Turkana East area and in the southwestern villages of Rongai, Marigat,
and Mogotio.

Relief agencies and Kenyan officials say the number of casualties may
rise as the rains are expected to continue for days or weeks to come.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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