Heavy rains and flooding led to the collapse of the Old Kijabe Dam in Kenya, causing at least 45 fatalities with more expected.

The dam collapse has severely disrupted local transportation and complicated cleanup operations.

President William Ruto has mobilized the National Youth Service to assist and ordered the creation of a temporary camp for those displaced by the disaster.

An urgent government directive requires inspection of all dams and water reservoirs in the region within 24 hours.

Weather phenomena such as El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole have intensified the crisis, affecting multiple East African countries.

The regions now inundated by floods were previously suffering from a severe drought, exacerbating the impact of the current disaster.

Continual coverage and updates are available on the BBC Africa Live page.