Dunia · Lake Baringo · ArsipKenya's Lake Baringo 70% Bigger — Families Trapped Between Water and CrocodilesDitulis 7 September 2026 pukul 21.22 UTCTontonTranskrip0:00Lake Baringo in Kenya's Rift Valley has0:02expanded by more than 70% since 2010 and0:05the water is still rising, swallowing0:07homes, roads, and tourist facilities0:09according to estimates reported by0:11France 24. For the past 15 years, water0:14levels have kept rising, flooding0:16surrounding farmland and pushing0:17dangerously close to nearby homes.0:19>> [music]0:20>> Thousands of families have now been0:21displaced to higher ground, but many say0:23the lake keeps rising, forcing [music]0:25them to flee again and again as the0:27shoreline chases them uphill. As the0:29lake continues to expand, that physical0:31footprint is disappearing beneath0:32[music] the water, and the retreat is0:34not opening safer ground.0:36Scientists say the phenomenon is linked0:38to climate [music] change, France 240:40reports, and it has brought a second0:41surge of danger as the water spreads.0:43Wild animals have been moving closer to0:45human dwellings with crocodiles driven0:47into ever closer [music] contact with0:49communities and the number of attacks0:51surging. For one family, that risk spans0:53a decade. France 24 documents that Mary0:56Tyrant's [music] husband was killed by a0:57hippopotamus in 2011, and 10 years later1:00in 2021, her 9-year-old son was bitten1:03by a crocodile [music]1:04and nearly lost his arm. Now powerless1:06to stop the rising water and facing1:08increasingly emboldened wildlife,1:10>> [music]1:10>> many families say they hope to move away1:12from the lake, but most simply cannot1:14afford to relocate elsewhere, leaving1:16them trapped between water and predators1:17[music] on shrinking ground.Baca artikelKronologi ceritaHeyDexVideo singkat ↗
