A somber mood has engulfed residents of Mandera County after two girls drowned in a dam on Monday.
According to Libehia ward representative Farah Abdi Abdinoor, the two children drowned while they were herding their goats in Gumbiso on Monday evening.
He also said that it is sad to realize the demise of the two.
“It is unfortunate that we lost school-going girls in my ward to floods,” said Mr Abdinoor who is also Mandera deputy Speaker.
He also said that the dams have been posing a danger to the local residents whenever it rains.
He called upon the county and national governments to work together in order to construct fences around them.
He further said that the floods have been causing damage to crops across the county.
“All the farms along the river have been destroyed putting locals at the risk of starvation,” he said. He also appealed to the government to construct homes for the residents.
“We have homes that are submerged and unless these people are assisted they stand to suffer,” he said.
The floods have caused havoc in the county, forcing residents to flee to safer places.