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Earlier, we reported that Kenya Airways had accused a military unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo of unfairly detaining its employees for a week.
Severe flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of people across East Africa - and in Kenya rescue workers and authorities are "bracing" themselves for even more devastation. A Kenyan official has now spoken on the matter, saying Kenya's mission in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, was "engaging directly on the matter".
"The situation continues to be very worrying. As of last night we were reporting over 60 people died across the country," Senator Edwin Sifuna, who represents the particularly hard-hit Nairobi County, told BBC Newsday. Korir Sing'Oei, Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said on social media platform X: "Kenya takes great exception to the arrest and detention of its nationals lawfully carrying out commercial activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo by authorities in DRC."
The flooding has been caused by torrential rains linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon. The Congolese authorities have not yet responded to Kenya's accusations. However, on Friday afternoon Reuters news agency reported that Patrick Muyaya, spokesperson for the DR Congo government, said he would give a
"Even just looking outside my window the clouds are already gathering. The weatherman tells us to expect even heavier rains over the next 72 hours," Mr Sifuna said, adding that rescue teams on the ground estimate that roughly 100,000 have been forced to flee their homes response "later".
Michael Aiyabei, head of disaster risk
management, is also concerned.
"We are bracing for an even harder moment," he said.
At least 155 people in neighbouring Tanzania have died in the floods. In Burundi, nearly 100,000 people have been displaced.
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