15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:26:00 +0100gulfnews (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya : Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through....

Kenya floods: Death toll rises to 15 as heavy rainfall displaces scores of families across nation

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:12:00 +0100firstpost (en)

Kenya : Kenyan officials said on Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through Kenyan....

15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:32:00 +0100ksl (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....

15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:20:00 +0100business-standard (en)

Kenya n officials said today that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through Kenyan towns that....

Kenya floods leave at least 15 people dead

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:55:00 +0100CBC (en)

Kenya ns help a motorist who got stranded in a flooded road in Nairobi on Thursday. Heavy showers and flooding have heralded the beginning of Kenya's long rainy season. (Sayyid Abdul Azim/Associated Press) Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have....

15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:40:00 +0100thegardenisland (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept through....

15killedinKenyafloods#x2c;scoresoffamiliesdisplaced

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:33:00 +0100actionnewsjax (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....

15 killed in Kenya floods, scores of families displaced

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:08:00 +0100wsoctv (en)

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan officials said Friday that at least 15 people have drowned and scores of families have been displaced across the East African nation during two days of heavy rainfall that caused flooding in urban and rural areas. The deaths happened as flood and river waters swept....

Madagascar: Tropical Storm Eliakim - Mar 2018

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:27:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Severe Tropical Storm Eliakim made landfall in the Masoala Peninsula on 16 March at 10 a.m. local time. The weather system is expected to make a second landfall in the district of Mananara Nord in the afternoon of 16 March. Eliakim is expected to bring intense rainfall, which could trigger....

Kenyans have role to play in preventing deaths by heavy rains

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:56:00 +0100thestarkenya (en)

Kenya ns need to take initiatives to help avert deaths and other trail of damages caused by heavy rains wreaking havoc across the county. The heavy downpour, which is expected to continue up to June, has forced people to deal with floods, traffic snarl-ups and even death.

World: Global Weather Hazards Summary - March 16 - 22, 2018

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:48:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Drought continues in Southern Africa, while parts of Madagascar and Kenya are on flood watch Due to poor rainfall since November western Namibia is in a severe drought. Conditions may worsen as limited rain is forecast next week. In southwestern Madagascar, an uneven and inadequate rainfall....

UN engages research agency to generate flood, drought risk profiles on Ghana, others

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 04:12:00 +0100ghanaweb (en)

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will be involved in the risk assessment are Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda, Swaziland,....

World: Drought and flood risk profiles to be developed for 16 countries in Africa

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:16:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

GENEVE, 28 February 2018 – The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will be involved in the risk assessment are: Angola, Equatorial Guinea,....