(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, May 9, that there were no Filipino casualties in the heavy floods that hit the southern part of Kenya and have left more than 100 dead.
“Our kababayans in Nairobi are safe and we will continue to monitor the situation,” Philippine Ambassador to Kenya Uriel Norman Garibay said in his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.
According to the DFA, there are 346 Filipinos in the African country, some of whom are permanent migrants.
The rest, the DFA said, are temporary migrants working for the United Nations, are missionaries, professionals and skilled workers.
Many of them are working in construction, mining, agri-business, educational institutions, and multinational companies, the DFA said.
“We say our prayers for those who lost their loved ones in this very unfortunate event,” Cayetano said.
“We also pray for the speedy recovery of those who lost their homes and crops,” he added.
Heavy rains which began in March continue to affect counties in Southern Kenya, damaging major community water systems and shallow wells, local reports said.
