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Current Feed ContentKENYA: Earthquake scare highlights emergency response weaknessesA series of earth tremors that caused panic in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has raised concerns over the country's ability to respond to sudden major disasters. Major Stephen Sane, the acting head of Kenya's National Disaster Operations Centre, said Kenya lacked basic rescue equipment and the emergency medical services staff needed in the event of a serious earthquake. His unit was created in 1998 after devastating floods, caused by the El Niño weather pattern, wreaked havoc on Kenya's... |
