Water from Lake Victoris has destroyed property worth hundreds of millions at Sudhir Ruparelia's Serena Golf Resort Kigo and the neighboring houses.
Lake Victoria has rising water levels is bringing more trouble for beach owners and goers than before and now water has submerged part of the facilities and environmentalists are warning the worst is yet to come.
In the last three weeks, there has been distress from farmers, business facilities, residential premises and other premises along the lakeshore. The rise in the water level has been attributed to torrential rain that has been pounding the country for several months.
Serena Resort before the water
Many commercial facilities on the shoreline have been flooded and or submerged. Environmentalists say this unpredictable flooding points to climate change occasioned by global warming due to man’s relentless war against nature.
But there is also pollution by man, which also partly explains water surge forcing the suffocated lake to burst its shoreline, submerging businesses and residences in close proximity. In some areas, the residents have been advised to relocate to safety while lakeside businesses such as hotels and beaches are grappling with constant flooding, with part of the premises abandoned or closed to clients.
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