8000牲畜死于怪雨，“动物不是淹死”

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Thousands of livestock dead in freak rains

At least 500 families in Marsabit North and the neighbouring districts are counting losses after freak rains caused the deaths of thousands of livestock.




The sudden downpour on Wednesday night caused the deaths of over 8000 goats, sheep, camels, donkeys and cattle.

According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, the already weak livestock that had faced the full brunt of a severe drought were being driven to watering points, located over 50km away.

The animals reportedly succumbed to pneumonia following the heavy rains experienced in Bubisa, Maikona, Turbi and the surrounding areas.

The Kenya Red Cross Society is carrying out an assessment in the affected areas, which recently benefited from a destocking exercise that enabled pastoralists to sell over 6,000 livestock in a bid to reduce livestock numbers in the wake of the severe drought.

The society has also embarked on water trucking services in some schools and households in Marsabit and other parts of Upper Eastern Region.

SOURCE: kbc.co.ke

数以千计的牲畜死于反常降雨

在清点后，至少有500户家庭因为反常降雨造成了损失，北马萨比特和相邻的地区的成千上万的牲畜死亡。
周三晚上的突发倾盆大雨造成了8000多只山羊，绵羊，骆驼，驴和牛的死亡。
据肯尼亚红十字会，已经疲软的牲畜已面临着严重干旱的全面冲击，驱赶到灌溉点，要超过50公里。
据报道，在Bubisa，Maikona，Turbi及周边地区经历了大雨的这些动物死于肺炎。
肯尼亚红十字会正在对受影响的地区进行评估，最近受益于缩减储量演习，为了减少严重干旱后的牲畜数量。牧民出售了6000多牲畜。该协会还为一些学校，马萨比特以及上东部地区的其他部分住户开展了运水服务。