Desperate Garissa residents are appealing for help after floodwaters swamped their homes. 

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The residents moved out of their homes following the government’s appeal on Sunday to move to safer areas.

However, the victims are yet to get any help from the government since the relocation.

“We heeded the government’s advice to relocate to safe grounds, but five days down the line, we have seen people from the NGO world come to list us but nothing has been forthcoming,” Mohamed Bakari, one of the residents who has spent the past five days in the camp told The Star.

“We urgently need tents, mosquito nets and relief food, among other basic requirements. Most of us have poor family backgrounds and they have exhausted the little food they had,” he urged.

The government's appeal to the affected residents has since seen 1006 families in the area relocate to camps which include Hyuga Primary, Young Muslim, Kazuku, Nep Technical, Farmers Training Camp and Government Technical.

Garissa is among the areas affected by the floods in Kenya with many families rendered homeless after their houses turned into dams following heavy rainfalls. The conditions of the residents in the area have since worsened daily, with hunger and diseases among issues affecting them.