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Kenya: Weatherman Warns of Floods in 15 Counties, Including Nairobi
Capital FM, 27 November 2020
The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that there will be heavy rainfall and flooding in 15 counties in the first week of December. Read more »
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Kenya: Flood Victims Living in Wetlands to Be Caned Before Rescue, Warns Governor
Nation, 19 October 2020
Victims of floods living in wetlands within Tana River County will get a thorough beating before they are rescued in future calamities, Tana River Governor Dhadho Godhana has… Read more »
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Kenya: Nyando Schools Merged as Raging Floods Wreak Havoc
Nation, 14 October 2020
Some schools in Nyando constituency have been forced to merge due to flooding. They have moved learners in Grade Four, Class Eight, and Form Four to other schools not affected by… Read more »
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Kenya: One Dead, Hundreds Displaced As Floods Sweep Through North Horr
Nation, 11 October 2020
At least one person has died and more than 400 families left homeless in North Horr Sub-county following flash floods that hit the area Saturday evening. Read more »
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East Africa: Lake Victoria Floods Expose Need for Regional Water Cooperation
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 19 August 2020
Unusually high rainfall has caused 'backflow' into Africa's largest lake, displacing communities and spurring calls for more regional effort to manage water Read more »
Weatherman Warns of Floods in 15 Kenyan Counties
The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that there will be a possibility of heavy rainfall and flooding in 15 counties in the first week of December, 2020. In the advisory, the Meteorological Service Director, Stella Aura, said the moderate probability of the occurrence is between 33-66%. Some of the areas to receive the heavy rains include Nairobi, Garissa, Mandera, Marsabit, Nyeri, Isiolo, Kisii, Nyandarua, Laikipia, Kiambu, Murang'a, Embu, Meru, Kirinyaga. Landslides are likely to occur in central and western regions and residents in the areas have been urged to move to higher ground, according to Aura.
InFocus
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East Africa continues to suffer the effects of flooding and landslides as more than 481,000 people are currently displaced and over 360 people have died. Already, Lake Victoria, ... Read more »
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At least 4,000 people have reportedly been displaced after mudslides hit West Pokot, Narok and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties where at least four people have died and dozens have gone ... Read more »
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The high cost of treating muddy water could increase water tariffs, while flooding has also halted activity in water treatment and hydropower plants. Some areas in Nairobi has seen ... Read more »
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32 counties have been hit by mudslides and floods, with 350,000 people in dire need of assistance government spokesperson Cyrus Ogun has said. Latest figures show that 16,000 homes ... Read more »
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Poor drainage has been blamed for the floods in the major roads linking Mombasa island to the north coast. The weatherman has warned that heavy rainfall will continue. Read more »
Motorcyclists ride through a flooded section of a road in Nairobi (file photo).
