Mombasa County to forcefully evacuate residents in flood-prone areas

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A motorist on a flooded road in Mombasa. [File, Standard]

Residents living in flood-prone areas in Mombasa County will be forcefully moved to safer places ahead of the El Niño rains, Governor Abdulswamand Nassir has said.

Nassir said the government will not wait for disaster to happen if those in the affected areas do not voluntarily move to safer places.

Speaking after a meeting with representatives of multi-state agencies over the preparation for the El Niño rain, the governor identified Bombolulu, Mtopanga, Junda and Tudor’s Kaa Chonjo as flood-prone areas.

Mombasa County to forcefully evacuate residents in flood-prone areas

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