Kenya dam collapse: Dozens killed in town north of Nairobi
At least 40 people have been killed after a dam burst its banks in a town north of the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
Water from the Old Kajiabo Dam washed away houses and cut off a major road.
Search and rescue efforts are underway.
Floods caused by unusually heavy rains have killed dozens of people across East Africa since March.
Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi is at the dam that burst in Nakuru county and Malcolm Webb is east of the capital at another dam at risk of overflowing.
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May God have mercy on Kenyans.Prayers 🙏from Hungary.
thak you bro we are goig through hardship
thank you
Amen
Amen.
May God Protect Every One In Kenya , I am in Germany 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
thank you bro we are going through harder times
thank you
Iam stranded in Nairobi heading to Garissa Town but no roads, people are dying GOD help us 😭
No one has time for the israeli-palestinian conflict because everyone's too busy trying to survive this decade.
From your neighboring country, Uganda, I am saddened by this tragedy and pray for strength for those who lost loved ones and best way forward for the rest
Iam here in Nairobi but I don't have any idea 😢 what brothers and sisters are going through. pole
Must be nice to live in a bubble like you. I actually passed through mai mahiu today and the carnage I saw there was traumatizing and devastating.
Kenyan media has been captured by a rogue government,all they say and show is ruto goin to church,to the toilet ,to the village,to launch already launched projects.Pure nonsense.
Because you are a baby
You can pay a visit.
Andika tu Kwa Swahili kizungu kitakuchanganya
In Zambia we a struggling with drought while others it’s the opposite…
Hmmmmmm. Only God knows his ways. May god give you all strength.
That second reporter is fluent in mentioning kenyan towns. Great reporting.
She's Kenyan
@@priscillamuthiani9213 its he the second one
Soi is kenyan😂
Catherine Wambua-Soi
Thanks to rescue team for rescuing people. 🙏
No rescue team bro, only Red Cross
FACT CHECK: There is no Kijabe Dam and there never has been one. Reports being circulated by mainstream media about a dam in Kijabe are totally inaccurate and misleading. The tragedy in Old Kijabe Town is not linked to a dam. A blocked tunnel under the old railway lines created a lake which eventually broke after days of build-up.
So it was a different kind of dam. Unintentional. Not something intentionally put there as a dam. Worth noting, but both things are called dams.
@@PaulStringini Good observation. A dam is intentionally built and observed to minimise such occurrences. AJ should do their work and accurately report.
Even local news reported early morning bwawa
What?😢😢😢😢
@@chepparmaps You have never heard of a natural dam? Just google it.
Lord have mercy on Kenya. This is so sad
Kenya is incompetent when it comes to disaster preparedness.
Corruption 😢 in every corner.
I live in a "well prepared" city but the system was overwelmed for less than this. Pole sanna 😢
Most African countries are, it's crazy how its 2024 and we still have so much poverty
So what about Dubai? Watch your loose talk
@@kibe3602 they have search and rescue. In Kenya the money is budgeted for emergencies but it's embezzled
My deeply condolences for the families who's lost their loved ones from this dam burst in Nairobi, Kenya. 🙏🇰🇪😢
Poleni sana
GOD save the people of Kenya .
No dam in kijabe!!stop confusing pple!!!!
Dear God,the most Holy one,keep for us a safe place in paradise.
We send our sincere condolences to the bereaved families,may God protect Kenya.
Kenya 🇰🇪 praying 🙏🏽
It's very sad news , may the souls rest in eternal peace , deepest condolences to the families of the dead. 🙏
India is suffering from water scarcity and there is flood at Kenya !!!
Prayers
Sad, I don't like her reporting . She is overwhelmed, and her thoughts are too disorganised
Pole dear Kenyan brothers and sisters.
Praying from Guyana South America 🇬🇾. Strength and God's Devine intervention.
When people are told to move to higher grounds and fail to move, or build houses opposite rivers whether permanent or seasonal, expect such disasters to happen, and that is part of failure of the Kenyan government to enforce rules
Ignorant people
_"I keep seeing the media saying this was a burst dam. It was not. There has never been a dam here. Blocked tunnel under the old railway lines created a lake. It broke after days of build up."_ _"Absolutely, there's no actual dam in Kijabe. The disaster was caused by blocked railway tunnels acting as unintended dams."_
Sounds indirectly like the blocked tunnel created a dam? By definition a dam is just a blockage along a moving body of water.
@@johkimeu Yes but the media is implying that there's a purpose-built dam in Kijabe, and giving it various names: Kijabe Dam, Old Kijabe Dam etc
@@johkimeu Right. What they could say is that this was not an intentional dam. My first thought was "belt and roads" but I guess not.
I think the river drains into the tunnel which directs water into the underground river that drains it's water into lake Naivasha.
Who are you quoting ?
Prayers for these families ❤❤❤
The water seems to have gone halfway up the house 😢
The burst dam was like 100000 times smaller than masinga in terms of capacity, just to crarify
What?What's the status of masinga dam?
Sorry, to see such tragedy! Our brothers and sisters in Kenya are facing relentless hardships.
Prayers from Boston
O no sad news! Condolences to the families. I hope to see some aid organizations help with shelters and make repairs. I wish they could capture that water into a reservoir for future droughts though.
Lord have Mercy
May Almighty bless them
Africa must realise that we need to stand strong and survive
ASIAN must realise we need to stand strong and survive Caucasians must realise they need to stand strong and survive.
Against nature???
My prayers go out to those in the path of the floods and for their loved ones ❤🙏🏾
😢😢 tooo sad and sorry
Waa handi miti inaanguka kweli mungu ametukasirikia
Show us the dam
Very sad events happening in Kenya. Sending prayers
May God protect everyone. 🙏
Poleni sana my fellow Kenyans. May their souls rest in peace 🙏
Is that water going to nile?
Indian ocean
Am in Nairobi ..this place is far from Nairobi ..may God protect them
Kijabe is barely 30 miles from Nairobi dummy. And that’s near if you drive that is.
I live in Kamulu, a town in Nairobi county that doesn't receive much of the rainfall by receives all the sewage and most of the runoff that feeds into Athi river. My God we are facing it!!! ..... Last night my parent's house was swamped so we spent all day pumping out water and laying down sand bags. At least I've seen our MCA (Ward Representative) but I still feel the response from our central government has been wanting. This is a national disaster and the president should mobilize every resource and send the MPs back to their constituencies to help their electrolate.
When they are campaigning, no one needs to send them, they bring themselves to the people only when they need them for votes. Such a self-centred lot!
😢God have mercy on Kenya
The Watchman River channel’s newest vid brought me here. I pray not just for the people’s physical and mental well beings, but also for their salvation(s)too.
Water... I am going home to the Indian Ocean, and yet some individuals want to close my path😂😂😂😂, doesn't work Like That!
Sorry About Your Problems...
May God be with you
In memory of the victims
Very sad situation. Government of Kenya should do for them.
All God's comfort to every family involved
kajaido ni wapi?? its Kijabe!!
O God please have mercy on us Kenyans,,am heartbroken for my brothers and sisters what they're going through 😭😭😭
💔
Narok town not Nakuru
There was no dam that burst by the way
God help our brothers in Kenya God have mercy on them and her they cry
Uuúi😢 Jesu tuiguire tha mwathani
Where are the Kenya navy
In the ocean😂
Incompetence and corruption caused this, not the rain.
Our hearts go out to those impacted and who continue to be impacted by this tragedy.
This is what happens to innocent people because of not just Global Warming but everything happening worldwide like wars & protests, innocent people are getting the worst of it. Mother Earth is crying out & fighting back. It's sounds like the water was roaring from what I've heard from the news. That's how Mother Earth screams. @3:07 you can still hear her crying. Much love, strength & prayers to all the people who are suffering & have lost so many people from this natural disaster, this is way worse than hurricane Katrina. Sending my heartfelt condolences to everyone who has lost loved ones & so much more in this natural disaster... ❤💔😢🦅 Much love from Sipayik (aka Pleasant Point), 1 of the Passamaquoddy Tribal Reservations in Maine, USA.
Drought there is the enough water,hope you grow more crops with it,what ever damage lack of rain was more sever?
😢😢😢woi ngai woigire ndugatunina Na maiii
God have mercy
We blame Benny Hinn
It was rain not damaged sister
God have mercy on all affected.
It's kijabe dam
There was no dam upstream of mai mahiu...... it's a blockage caused by railway drainage system
I wonder if they will get 90+ Billion dollars like Ukraine.. 🤔
Waaa kimeturambesi
God have mercy on my people.
Nakuru is the fourth largest city in Kenya, it' s not just a town North of Nairobi.
To locate Nakuru on the global map its bearing must be traced from country's headquarter Nairobi, Kenya.
To locate Nakuru on the global map its bearing must be traced from country's headquarter Nairobi, Kenya.
The town they are talking about is Kijabe not Nakuru, dummy!
Though the area is in Nakuru county, Nakuru city is about 100 kms away.
@@user-tk6lc8zv9c not really, the area is at the border with KIAMBU county. In fact the dam is in Kiambu County but it flooded downhill and caused devastation a few kilometres across the border. The place is barely 30miles from Nairobi.
This all happening while some of the leaders are abroad and are spending like drunken sailor renovating state houses around the nation. The hospitality spending every month is just bananas. This is all screwed up in kenya.
Which Dam....?
No dam! 🙃. Tell them Charles
Not a dam please verify FIRST
God have mercy on us
Catherine you aren't representing us well, umewadanganya eti maiu mahiu iko side gani ya nairobi!!? 😢😂
See why people should build concrete house..
That family there😂
*Kenya🇰🇪 have border disputes with South Sudan.* make border agreement & peace!
We blame the president ruto he did not put measures to stop this ,poor leadership
If the government of Kenya stops taking foreign aid money to fix the infrastructure and develop the engineering industry to handle infrastructure, only then will the country become a major power in Africa. All of the so-called graduates of universities in Kenya cannot use their talents to build bridges,buildings and structures able to withstand climate changes.
When it's to comes to mother nature please no one is spared whether rich or poor.time is over the messiah is coming
Are you an Arabic speaker? Struggling with the English language
It's the time to repent and turn to God Almighty
Please save the dogs too 😢
Catherine Soi... Big up❤
Jesus Christ is the one and only saviour of all mankind
Call up on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and save your soul before the death happens
😢😢😢
Sad President Obama of Kenya US should visit.
Слава Ануннакам быт тому
theres no dam there... get your facts right
What facts are you talking about. Old Kijabe Dam is where she's reporting from and Masinga Dam is where he's reporting from.
@@njambizzy Mainstream media is FACT CHECK: There is no Kijabe Dam and there never has been one. Reports being circulated by mainstream media about a dam in Kijabe are totally inaccurate and misleading. The tragedy in Old Kijabe Town is not linked to a dam. A blocked tunnel under the old railway lines created a lake which eventually broke after days of build-up.
@@njambizzy FACT CHECK: There is no Kijabe Dam and there never has been one. Reports being circulated by mainstream media about a dam in Kijabe are totally inaccurate and misleading. The tragedy in Old Kijabe Town is not linked to a dam. A blocked tunnel under the old railway lines created a lake which eventually broke after days of build-up.
When water gets blocked up, even by accident. In English, we call that a dam.
@@chepparmaps so why are the people in the hospital who were interviewed saying there was a dam? Wouldn't they know if one exists or not?
The kenyan aljazera re porter is a jok how u call rainy which killed alot of people and damaged everything in the country a dam😂😂
There was something that blocked the water temporarily. Then it broke. That is a dam. At least it is in English.
Stop trying to gaslight. As we all know the English language, everyone has a clear understanding of what a dam is. Usually man made and intentionally made to trap water to create a reservoir. Water getting trapped in an old abandoned colonial railway tunnel is different from a conventional dam. And especially when you start to christen it with new names like Kijabe Dam. I don't see why they couldn't just report that water got stuck due to particulate buildup in an old railway tunnel that eventually collapsed and caused flooding. If you've done your due diligence as a journalist it's not hard to just report that. Furthermore, the journalist even wrongly mentions the direction of the town. That just puts into question if they are good journalists if they can't even mention the correct location and the circumstances that led to the death of several people. But we are not surprised anyway@@PaulStringini
Mainstream media propaganda