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Kenya: Imminent Dam Spillage - Final Report DREF Operation n° MDRKE046
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Description of the disaster
On 29 October 2020, Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), launched a DREF Operation for CHF 148,019 to support preparedness actions in view of imminent spillage of the Turkwel dam. Indeed, by 22 October 2020, the water level in the dam had risen to 1,148.25 meters against a maximum height of 1,150 meters leaving only 1.75 meters to spillage. This was caused by heavy rainfall in the dam catchment areas which resulted in increased water in-flow averaged at 56.69m3 /s in October 2020 compared to long term average of 17M3 /s for the same month in previous years.