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The Kenyan government has urged people living near the Masinga dam to move to higher ground over fears that it will burst it banks. The dam, which is on Tana River in Kenya's Eastern Province, is expected to overflow by Friday, Kenyan daily Standard Media reports.
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter advised residents to move to higher ground.
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Flood Alert: Masinga Dam to overflow by Friday, CS warns https://goo.gl/CbJk1s
6:50 AM - May 16, 2018
Masinga Dam will start overflowing anytime between now and Friday, the Government has said.
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"The inflows are huge and it is worrying,” Mr Keter said.
Masinga feeds four other dams downstream, which are already full.
The news comes days after at least 41 people died after the Patel dam burst on a commercial farm near the town of Solai, 190km (120 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi.
