Floods in Tana Delta have disrupted more than 70 schools.

Floods in Tana Delta have disrupted more than 70 schools.

Floods in Tana River County’s Tana Delta subcounty have impacted more than 70 schools.

33 elementary schools, 34 early childhood centers, and four high schools are among those impacted; several of them were totally drowned, necessitating the relocation of the students to safer locations.

While some of the kids are compelled to learn under trees, others have found temporary refuge in tents.

Officials from the Kenya Red Cross Society, who are on the ground offering aid, stated that they are now aiding families with non-food items and provide psychological and social support to the victims.

The group is also giving away non-food supplies to flood victims who were forced to evacuate their homes and are now residing on higher ground.

Humanitarian help was extended to 600 families from four totally unreachable settlements by Kenya Red Cross officials.

To obtain the supplies to Ngao village, the flood victims from Galili, Komesa, Maliangeti, and Kikomo had to walk along the flooded terrain.

Mohamed Rajab, the coordinator of Kenya Red Cross Society Coast Regional Programs, stated that since the families had to move to higher ground, they desperately need assistance with relief supplies like food, clean water, shelter, and medications.

According to Rajab, because the four villages are inaccessible, they were compelled to transfer to higher ground in the same region and supply the non-relief food products in Ngao village.

He claimed that among other things, they provided the victims with cooking sets, blankets, tents, mosquito nets, and soap.

“The majority of them moved to higher ground after being forced from their homes; most of them are in need of humanitarian supplies like food, water, and medicine,” he said.

According to Rajab, the communities want assistance in moving permanently to higher land and in building homes.

Tana River County Coordinator for the Kenya Red Cross Society, Abubakar Roba, stated that his area is presently under an active emergency and that it will take longer for the floods to take effect.

“At the moment, flooding is affecting about 33 elementary schools, 34 early childhood development centers, and 4 high schools. He stated, “There have been several school relocations.

Although they have helped a few schools, like Imani Primary, Roba stated that most kids are learning outside under trees and that they need assistance in order to have access to education.

He stated that although their present focus for psychosocial assistance is schools, there are still many needs, particularly in the areas of shelters and classrooms, and they are urging well-wishers to step in.

According to the county coordinator, Tana Delta has usually been impacted. Certain towns are totally cut off and require costly boats to deliver emergency food.

“We are doing our best, but we still need support in a village like Hewani, where we are going tomorrow,” he remarked.

The flood victims from Galili, Kikomo, Komesa, and Maliangeti in Ngao village expressed gratitude to the Kenya Red Cross for their assistance and demanded that the government provide them with clean water, food, shelter, and medication right now.

They claimed that because they are still submerged, their kids have not yet reported to school.

Galili flood victim Hadija Dado claimed that after the El Nino rains in December of last year, they had been suffering ever since, and this time their homes were flooded once more.

“This organization has stepped in to help us, but nobody else is able to assist us.” We have numerous issues with hospitals, food, and housing,” she remarked.

She claimed that because they lack restrooms and drink the floodwater right from where they collect it, they are highly susceptible to contracting infections.

Daqdo claimed they had lost everything and asked the government to provide them land so they could start over in a more secure environment.

She stated, “We’re pleading with the county and federal governments to assist us in constructing homes on safer land.”

According to Joseph Kahindi, residents of Milimani Village are stuck in a drowned village with no way to get health care.

“We don’t have access to restrooms; we go to the flooded forest, where we bathe and drink unsafe water,” he remarked.

According to Ibrahim Rufo of Tana Delta’s Galili hamlet, the Red Cross provided them with tents and other supplies.

He added that the government ought to step in to assist their kids in attending school like their friends because Galili Primary has not yet opened and their kids have not reported for class.

Floods in Tana Delta have disrupted more than 70 schools.

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