Thomson Reuters Foundation Dry spell ravages Kenya’s arid areas. TWITTER
When Hellen Achieng moved from a village near Lake Victoria to an island off of Kenya s coast, she never imagined she would have trouble finding the one resource she took for granted at her old home: water. );
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Eating lunch with her two daughters, Achieng , who mines coral for a living, explained there is only one well on Manda Island, so residents rely on a weekly delivery of freshwater by boat from nearby Lamu Island.
But a months-long dry spell has made the supply unreliable - sometimes two weeks go by between deliveries, she said. And when the water does arrive, each household is limited to 40 litres at a time, she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Dry spell leaves Kenyan islanders thirsty for clean water
Monday, 28 June 2021 03:00 GMT
Hellen Achieng washes dishes after lunch in Lamu, Kenya, April 16, 2021. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Dominic Kirui
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Share: Lamu got only 10% of the rain it usually sees each rainy season Residents say sometimes they go two weeks without clean water Researchers warn digging wells deeper could turn freshwater saline
By Dominic Kirui
LAMU, Kenya, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Hellen Achieng moved from a village near Lake Victoria to an island off of Kenya s coast, she never imagined she would have trouble finding the one resource she took for granted at her old home: water.
Visiting Kenya’s Lamu Island is an experience rich in both adventure and culture, but no matter what travelers are looking for, they’re bound to be won over by this East African destination.
22 May 2021 - 10:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 220 Afghans have died from the coronavirus in the past 30 days, showing a three-fold increase over the previous month, says the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
The pandemic, emerging in China’s Wuhan City in 2019, is an infectious disease. The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs sneezes or exhales.
The droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or surfaces, according to scientists.
In Afghanistan, the first case of Covid-19 was reported on February 11, 2020 in Herat City. So far, 64,750 people have been infected by the virus, which has caused 2,772 deaths.
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