MojNews-According to reports, floods in Kenya has left 228 dead. 

Earlier, 179 deaths were reported. The floods also affected the Masai Mara Safari Park in western Kenya, where the overflowing Telek River cut off groups of tourists in hotels. Earlier in the day, a landslide killed 46 people near the village of Mai Mahiu in the central part of the country.

The situation is expected to worsen in lowland and coastal areas, and landslides and mudslides may also occur in areas with steep slopes and ravines. Months of flooding have destroyed homes, roads, and bridges and displaced more than 210,000 people, TASS reported citing Kenya's Interior Ministry.

The rains have also affected other East African countries. In neighboring Tanzania, floods and landslides have killed 155 people. Casualties and significant damage have been reported in Uganda and Burundi. Forecasters blame the El Nino climate phenomenon for the heavy rains in the east of the continent.