<br /> <p>A dam burst on May 9 in Nakuru County, Kenya resulted in the deaths of 150 people and the displacement of hundreds of others.</p><p>The Daily Nation reported</a> that a search and rescue operation was ongoing on Thursday after the walls of Solai’s Patel Dam broke around 9pm on Wednesday. Bloomberg reported</a> the death toll had climbed to 150.</p><p>The dam was constructed in the 1980s and was not cleared by government engineers and was illegally maintained, the newspaper reported</a>.</p><p>The Kenya Red Cross</a> said it was supporting about 500 displaced families following the tragedy.</p><p>These videos shared by an eyewitness are described as showing the aftermath of the incident on Thursday morning. Credit: Kel Wesh via Storyful</p><br />
